August Break: week ending Aug 29th

Hi All August Breakers. I am still participating in Susannah Conway's August Break. Here are some pictures from a recent trip to visit family down the shore.

Have a wonderful Sunday night.

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Wishcast Wednesday: How do you wish to spend some time?

Hello my fellow wishers and dreamers today is wish day over at Jamie Ridler's Studio. Today's wish prompt is: How do you wish to spend some time? Well this is a easy wish today. I wish to spend some time away at the beach with my husband and family and that is exactly where I am this week.

I wish to spend the remaining time here relaxing, creating with my art supplies and renewing my connection with my husband.

The pictures above are of a beautiful rainbow we saw while down here, it was raining all day and than this beautiful double rainbow came out. Seeing it filled me with such hope and joy.

May all your wishes come true and may you be enjoying the last days of summer wherever you are.

Namaste,
Karen

Wishcast Wednesday: Where do you wish to make a fresh start?

Image: Google Images

Hi my fellow wishers and dreamers. Today over at Jamie Ridler's Studios the wish prompt is: Where do you wish to make a fresh start?

Well this might sound a bit odd but I wish to make a fresh start with my life in general. Growing up I did not have such a secure emotional base, never developing a strong sense of self, taking care of other's emotional needs while mine were not met.

I was a very reactionary child due to some circumstances we had to deal with. Now as an adult I still feel like I am always waiting for something to happen to react to, you know the "waiting for the other shoe to drop" mentality. Feeling slightly anxious and fearful often and not trusting that things will be ok.

I am starting fresh with myself, giving myself now what I did not get then, it is up to me now.

It is funny during this time my relationship with others has changed drastically as I try to sort out where they start and I begin, creating those necessary boundaries, their needs are not always coming first now.

I have been very drawn to the creative arts especially in collage, poetry and photography, looking for like minded souls to be in community with. I believe these will help me tell my story and re-discover who I am, the me down past the Bulls*** others have filled me with. With a stronger more secure base I feel like then I can help others as well as myself.

So my fellow wishers where are you wishing to make a fresh start?
Thanks again Jamie for such a wonderful wish prompt.

Namaste,
Karen

August Break - Aug 13th-16th

Hi August Breakers. I am participating in the August Break over at Susannah Conway's digs.

Above are some photos of my last few days. Some sky, some rain, some stylish safety and some fire.

Enjoy your night.

Aug Break the 11th and the 12th

Hi! Still hanging with Susannah Conway and crew over at August Break.

August 11th: Watching - So You Think You Can Dance. Hit freeze frame on TV and took a pic of my favorite dancer.

August 12th: Finally - some much needed rain on my mint plants.

Have a great night one and all,
KAren

Wishcast Wed: Where do you wish to send some love?

HUG: by Klimt

Hi my fellow wishers and dreamers. Over at Jamie Ridler's Studio the wish prompt today is: "Where do you wish to send some love"

WOW this is a big one and it touches me deeply.

I wish to send some love to all those children out there (including my inner child) that may not have received the healthy nuturing love from their parents that should be a right for all children. To have someone hold you, love you, notice you and attend to your needs when you are a child, especially a baby is so big yet not everyone gets it and not everyone is able to give it.

I think in most situations people do the best they can do given their circumstances unfortunately that may not always be enough and many are left trying to parent themselves when they get older.

I am currently trying to nurture myself and to believe that I am lovable and that I do mean something to the people in my life, it is so hard when you don't get that strong base as a child or the relationship is where the child is taking care of the parents emotional needs, the child's self worth and esteem can get lost in the shuffle.

Anyway I would love to wrap my arms around all those children like someone did for me along the way and tell them it is alright, they ARE loved, they are WORTHY and they MEAN a great deal.

Sending you all virtual hugs today, may you spread the hug to someone in your life and know you are important, worthy and loved.

Namaste to you all,

Karen

August Break: A visit with family at the beach

Hi Everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer days of August.
We were just away visiting with family at the beach and here are some August Break pics from our weekend.

August Break: August 6th

Hi All...
Day 6 of the August Break with Susannah Conway is here and today my pic is of the summer sky. I am at the beach this weekend and this is the sky today.. blue skies and puffy white clouds.

August Break: Aug 5th

DAY 5 of August Break over at Susannah Conway's.

Today I received my Squam Artworkshop Journal. I am attending Squam in the fall and they have put out a book filled with yummy goodness. Check it out here: Squam Journal.

Here is my journal hanging out in the garden.

August Break Aug 4th

Hi~

This my August Break pic for Aug 4th... This pup greets me everyday when I get home.. this is my Bella waiting patiently (not!) for me to take her out!



Namaste,

Karen

Wishcast Wed: What do you wish for your creativitiy?

Hi my fellow wishers and dreamers, today over at Jamie Ridler's Studio the wish prompt is: "What do you wish for your creativity?"

What I wish for my creativity is that I allow it more fully into my life. I tip toe around it a bit, dipping a brush into paint for a moment here and there, gluing some pictures down for a collage, quickly writing some words, briefly allowing the flow to take me. But.. then I stop when the critic mind sneaks up on me with those doubts and judgements. Who I am to think I am a creative person, I'll never be as good as this one or that one.

I am slowly beginning to see I don't HAVE to be as good as anyone else, I just have to follow my own path and listen to my own creative voice. The more I turn up the volume on that voice, the harder it will become to hear the critics voice, of that I am sure.

The times I have really sunk into the creative process and trusted that space are the times I am most myself. I forget myself and who I am when I don't allow time for creating.

They say it takes 30 days to make or break a habit so I am participating in Susannah Conway's August Break with the hopes that at the end of it I will have a new creative habit in place, one I can expand on. There are no rules for August Break you take one photo a day and post it on your blog with or without words, even I can commit to a moment a day. You can read about it here: "August Break".

The picture above is a page I recently created in a small canvas art journal round robin.

So my fellow wishers what are you wishing for your creativity today?

Namaste,

Karen

August Break: Aug 3rd

Day 3 of Susannah Conway's August Break.



This is a picture of a page I did today as part of an small canvas art journal round robin... enjoy the day and may you find some time to create.

August Break with Susannah Conway

I am participating in August Break with Susannah Conway.

You post a picture a day throughout the month of August, with or without words. No rules.

Today I was feeling a bit down so I went next door at work to a no kill shelter and had some play time through the window with the kitties. Here is my fav, I just call him orange guy since I don't know his name.. Actually I don't even know if he is a HE.

Enjoy your day!