artwork and musings

'...the more time you spend trying to meditate, the more time you have, because you bring more attention to the things that you're doing. Attention, expands time. If you bring more attention to a moment, then that moment is much longer. There's more that you can bring to the moment, more that you can take out of it. '

~author unknown

but i love it

letting that thought

guide me

grabbing hold

of the

thread

as it

transforms my breakfast

from a simple wedge

that nourishes

quenches

and becomes

the partial orb 

that found itself on every drawing

of childhood

taking an ordinary day

and making it

extraordinary

could be the blizzard conditions

could be work cancellations

whatever it is

i'm feeling

giddy as a school girl

(yes! i said it!)

an explosion of emotion

that is enhanced

by the

light

created by that

amazing orb 

making its appearance

after the great snow

as if to say

everything's gonna be alright

see for yourself

one has only to look

at some examples

of contemporary art

to see

that what was true in my childhood days

still holds today

I Love...

sunshine!

(upper left corner)

totally changes the mood

from

scary cat to

playful antics

smiling

happy faces

and

of course!

the sun is shining

in the upper left-hand corners

once again

its all about the

light source

most recently

a get well card

brought to me

during the peak of illness

by my brave daughter-in-law

because

it was so important to

my girl Kierstin

who

wanted 

needed

me to have it

ASAP

because she wanted me to know

what i already knew

i am loved

holding hands

happy

 healthy faces

hearts

and

a whole lotta

sunshine

so bring it!

the snow

the wind

but as long as there is

plenty of light

i will find

 new insight

clarity

and

the attention

enhanced by meditation

the attention

that expands time

and the moments

in turn

will be

 given their

due.