to spread beauty in this broken world
to embrace that which is difficult and make art…
to paint
to photograph
to write
to build
to sculpt
to stitch
to make melody
to express the ineffable, eternal presence within us and among us
to be the inspiring, uplifting voice that echoes beyond ourselves
to be an artist and creator of goodness
to begin today
(1 day after the 2016 election and presidential loss of Hillary Clinton.)
In the hush of quiet, comes a stirring...
It is a life passing by.
- Diane
... you are beautiful!
— Diane
Wandering about the darkness with distracting worries,
the shutter suddenly slipped with a lasting chill and awoke me.
* * *
I often wonder if the shutter really did slip while I was there or if it was purely my imagination.
My memory almost hears the squeak and snap and yet... it was long ago and time has erased the details, as well as the worries of that particular day.
- Diane
You belong to the journey that beckons,
the waves that take you away,
and the love that calls you in your longing.
* * *
I have spent many moments gazing out into this Half Moon Bay harbor, hearing the whispers on the wind and knowing that it was time to cast off to the next journey. So grateful for the unending ripples of reflections that these healing waters bring.
- Diane
Inward, conscious living, coupled with compassion and love - just imagine!
- Diane
While it's not been a huge El Niño year here in California, the much needed winter storms have not left the San Mateo coast unscathed. The rising seas and high waves have battered the already crumbling bluffs and left some worse for the ware. Washed ashore was this leaning vessel, no doubt waiting for hide tides to return it to it's natural buoyancy!
- Diane
When we own our future absence, we will live in a deeper place of presence.
- Diane
Leaving the nest and dressed in her best,
she headed west on her journey’s quest
and all the way professed:
I am truly blessed!
- Diane
