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December 10, 2012
My Top Ten Books of 2012
I love to read. It is food for my soul. This year my books are dominated with therapeutic and psychological themes. Imagine that.
Here is a list of my top ten books of 2012. These are books I read this year, not necessarily books that were published in 2012.
1. The Master and His Emissary—This book is very academic, and at times dense. But, it is one of the most important books I’ve ever read. The “Master” in this book is the right-brain and the “Emissary” is the left-brain.Iain McGilchrist p...
December 3, 2012
Top Five Greatest Regrets
Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in hospice care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog calledInspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put her observations into a book calledThe Top Five Regrets of the Dying.
Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. “When questioned about any reg...
November 18, 2012
Sanary-sur-Mer — My Latest Watercolor
12″ x 16″ Original Watercolor and Graphite on handmade paper
Purchase Original, Standard Prints & Ready to Hang Gallery Wraps HERE
“Fantasy, it gets the best of me, When I’m sailing. All caught up in the reverie, every word is a symphony, Won’t you believe me?”—Christopher Cross
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November 13, 2012
Powerful Words from The New Bond Movie “Skyfall”
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are…
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
—”M” quoting Tennyson from Ulysses
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October 8, 2012
Where Soul Meets Body — My Latest Watercolor
24″ x 33″ Original Watercolor and Graphite on Handmade Paper $750
Purchase Original, Standard Prints & Ready to Hang Gallery Wraps HERE
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”– Martha Graham
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October 1, 2012
Incognito — My Latest Watercolor
12″ x 16″ Watercolor & Graphite on handmade paper
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“Legalism is an elegant incognito, devised to save a person from the vexation of emotions.” —Randy Elrod
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September 30, 2012
Recipe: Sesame Crusted Tuna w Oranges, Avocado & Peanut Dressing
Serves 2
Peanut Dressing:
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped green onions
1 tablespoon reduced-fat peanut butter
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon Sambal Oelek (ground fresh chile paste)
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons dry-roasted peanuts
Salad:
2 cups mixed baby salad greens
1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
2 tablespoons vertically sliced red onion
2 tablespoons fresh lightly chopped mint leaves
2...
September 28, 2012
The Faces That Have Charmed Us The Most Escape Us The Soonest
“American Woman” Graphite & Watercolor by Randy Elrod
These words by Sir Walter Scott, one of my dearest and most loved authors, raise a fascinating discussion…and my own scattered thoughts that follow.
Why do we have such deficits in our emotional receptivity?
Why do we not truly get to know those charming faces?
Why do we tend to read people’s mouths and bodies and not their eyes?
Why do we prefer masturbation over sexual intimacy?
Why is love blind?
In his thought provoking book, The Master and...
September 27, 2012
September 19, 2012
My Latest Watercolor — Sacred Innocence
12″ x 16″ Original Watercolor & Graphite on Handmade Paper
Standard Prints (most economical)
Canvas (ready to hang)
To purchase the original, prints or canvas, go HERE
“I went to my garden, dear friend, best lover!
breathed the sweet fragrance.
I ate the fruit and honey,
I drank the nectar and wine.
Celebrate with me, friends!
Raise your glasses—’To life! To love!’”
—Song of Solomon 5:1 (The Hebrew Bible)
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