Wordless Wednesday
PL Calendar day 4
Always be true to yourself in your words and actions. Strive to make others happy with a sincere heart.
Follow your heart while also thinking about the happiness of others.
Oyashikiri
Archive for the ‘perfect liberty’ Category
rust you say!
Nay it is art…
under the majesty of the sky
the temperament of the clouds
the treasure lay,
surrounded by a crowd of flowers
lush and green waving in the breeze
cheerfully saying hello to passersby
oh… for a closer look
checking mirrors back and front,
I pulled over to seek my treasure out
not gems that gleam in the sun
but a sturdy piece of artwork
that has been lovingly blessed each day
by natures wonderful expressions
(most call it weather)
set in concrete for all to see,
this piece of art has grown lovelier with each passing season
I can’t say for sure, but I would guess
that not many are struck by its beauty
or come to admire, yet pass it each day
such is life, in French there is a saying
“to each his/her own”
You see rust, you say! Lad show me the way!
PL calendar day 3
Instead of worrying, do something about it..
It doesn’t help to over think situations such as, “What if this happens?” or “Things might end up that way.” Instead be proactive and change how you see and do things in each situation.
Oyashikiri
sneak peek
Door number 1
Door number 2
Guess who is having fun in her studio! Silly goose me! October is jut around the corner, I have begun my fall inventory.
Door #3
PL Precept #1 Life is art!!
Every day is a new beginning, every page will tell a different story. Door # 3 has a couple more pages to do, I ran out of the card page I wanted. It will be done this week.
You have heard me say often enough- Finish what you start… Especially on a creative art piece. Each piece has its own feeling, its own identity, when you leave something too long, it is no longer that same vibe when you pick it up again. You have changed. Yes, every day, we grow, we learn, we advance in our “story” No two days are alike.
PL calendar day 2 Live each day filled with hope
Even in those situations when you feel trapped with no way out, face every challenge with purpose and enthusiasm and you will always find a way.
Oyashikiri
lessons – PEACE
Growing up, I remember my Mother collecting the tools she would need when she retired. She was determined she would weave. She also sewed, growing up in the early years before Father passed away, Mother made our clothes, pretty dresses, frocks with smocking, we were little charmers.
Upstairs she stowed her treasures, materials for sewing, wool for knitting, and the materials she would weave with. We had boxes and boxes stored for that time when she would retire and spend her time lazily doing the things she loved. Did I tell you she painted too. Was a creative lady my Mother was.
When she finally did retire from her years in a Government office, away from her officer, desk and responsibilities there, guess what, she dove into her volunteering with a non profit group managing their business affairs. She was part of a group of ladies who felt more needed to be done for seniors on low income, They did what needed doing to have an apartment built to meet their goals.
Mother managed the building, did all that needed doing to keep it afloat. Went to meetings, volunteered with other groups, for other needs she felt were not being fully addressed. Drove seniors for appointments, opened a tuck shop in the building she and the others in her group had now enlarged on ….She was part of Meals on Wheels.
All this to say, she never did her weaving, her sewing interested faded away, She did knit and crochet at night while she rested in front of the telly, but that was for babies in the home for unwed Mothers, blankets for the hospitals, you name it.. Mother had her hand in it. If it was to help others, she was there with a helping hand.
She outlived most of her friends, (close ones) and others who she had know over the years, were now, like her, too frail, age had slowed them all down.
We all do our best to live each day as best we can. If my Mother had any regrets, she never spoke of them. My Mother and her friends were of a generation that grow up with World wars 1 and 2, they knew about scrimping, saving, and making do. They also knew how fragile a life can be.
PL calendar day 31 Someone who is mentally prepared is strong.
Even when things look grim, if you take on the situation with determination, you will be able to make a fresh start with a positive outlook.
World peace is essential if we are to give hope to the next generation. Love, caring, and understanding, begin within ourSelves.
Oyashikiri
past, present NOW
Quiet picturesque little lane that takes one down to the Seaway. Old and new stand along the shoreline. What was, will no longer be.We face this every day. For the last many days I have not had a computer, I have learned from trial and error, that a laptop is not the way I like to fly. Handy they may be, but for what I want and need (feel I need) is to be back on a desktop. I would only come to this having made previous decisions that at the time, seemed necessary change.
One learns in life, that choices made at one time, may not always be what we most prefer, some we can easily change, others not so easily. Some are impossible to change and go back to. For example. every time one changes our hardware (for working on the internet) the newer improved technology is one we have to readjust to.
Recently a display I had made in my garden, was vandalized. A grandparent thought it was ok to give his granddaughter a display doll that I had put out of reach of little arms. I am a doll collector and doll artist, the display was put well out of reach, it was high on a wall, and behind a big rain barrel. Getting at it, meant one had to reach over and be tall enough to get at the doll.
It has been interesting to hear the comments when I retell this little story to friends, one even scoffed and told me it was only a thing. I wondered how he would have felt had I gone into his well tended and beautiful garden and began trying to move his plants around because I felt that the roses should be next to a bee balm plant. OR decided his lowers were so beautiful, I should just pick them and bring them to a friend who loves flowers.
Is consideration of other’s property a thing of the past, is the ability to recognize that rearranging a display in another space other than your own, is OK. ???
All things, deserve respect, your car that gets you to where you need to be, the doors that open for us to enter, the shoreline that contains are precious rivers, lakes and oceans. As an artist I don’t expect everyone to like my style of expression, but I do expect RESPECT for my property if you are on it. I now understand why people put up DO NOT ENTER or PRIVATE PROPERTY up on their lands
(sorry took off on a little rant there) however it is all the same message. Changes happen in life, some we can make choices on, and they affect us directly, others it is not as easy.
PL calendar day 29 Use what you need to use without hesitation.
YOUR things, your money, your knowledge, and your strengths are all a part of you. Utilize them to their fullest potential without any hesitation.
Oyashikiri
Thursday doors
Solid
Success doesn’t just happen….
It is not by coincidence that things go well. The results are based on the hard work you have put in up until that moment. Remember to be thankful and use your current success to reach the next level.
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter
Happy productive Tuesday everyone!
Oyashikiri
a moment please
Another moment please, the window down, camera ready, I smiled and captured the lovely flowers that I had seen the other day. I was happy to see they were still open and waving merrily in the early morning breeze. It was meant to be, the car in front of me, was ordering yet another order. Sometimes the Universe has you in the right place, at the exact time, that you were meant to be.
Here is wishing you a grand start to a brand new week.
PL Precept # 1 – Life is Art…
PL Precept #18 Each moment is a turning point.
Oyashikiri
Happiness is loving the world around you… everywhere, can be a stunning view…
standing tall 2
Hug a rock today! I am so happy I made time to go and capture these beauties.
Oyashikiri
wicked
I love this time of year, especially the coming months. Those of you who follow along, know of my utterly obsessive interest in doing “October” art forms. I have begun again, I see it sneaking into my various “art” projects.
What has also claimed some of my attention, is fall allergies… We are really not anywhere near fall season, but the weather has been blowing up the country harvests and mites.. The air must be full of something that is not sitting well with my “system”.
Such is life. The stock pile of tissue boxes will now start to diminish. and the sinus and allergy pills will come out of hiding to be front and centre in my activity areas.
I have long accepted that having seasonal allergies is part of my life experience. Acceptance, makes it easier to do what needs doing, so that I sail through the season with not too many changes to daily life.
PL # 27 -2014 calendar
Let’s Interact proactively with an ever -changing environment, society and life in general.
Oyashikiri
contentment
A day at the beach with your favourite people. Then a sound sleep at the end of the sofa while your human takes a nap.
In PL we learn to appreciate life, not only humans in the world with us, all living beings, and the material objects that make our lives more comfortable. Appreciation, respect are the natural fibres of/in our lives that bring contentment.
PL Principle #3 I will live with a mind of appreciation towards others and things.
Happy Saturday, may it be a productive one for you.
Oyashikiri
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