Spring Growth
"If you keep repeating the things you have no interest in you become numb." ~ Unknown If you travel the same road back and forth to work every day for many years, what happens? You drive on paying little attention.…
Pondering the Past
"Forget past sorrows, This world is yours so bright and gay, Sing and dream about tomorrow, Treasures are waiting with every new day. " ~ alexanderart.com/treasures When my twin sister and I were teenagers and time hung heavy on our hands…
For the Soul Purpose
You know what I like about a New Year? It always arrives in a timely manner with a new beginning. In 2019, we look forward to more sharing on SowtheHeart.com. There will be a wide variety of stories posted with…
First, Reflection: A Look Back on 2018
Although I enjoy looking back, I do consider myself more of a forward-thinking person. The year 2018 was one of the most difficult of my life. Becoming the primary caretaker of two elderly and suddenly-ill parents meant quickly relocating and all…
Premature Outlook
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I find myself thinking summer will be over any day until I look out the window and see few remarkable elemental differences. Unlike in my previous states of…
Into the Studio: Final Reflections
"Waters Reflection, moonbeams and sparkling rivers challenge an artist to capture an ever changing light. "~ Mary Magenta "This is where it all started," Mary Magenta said, "with one single calendar I made as a gift using magic markers." She proceeded…
Artful Living
Welcome back to blog #2 about an artist in New Freedom, PA. Because of her unbounded exuberance for describing her life as an artist, it was a challenge to interview and keep up with recording "exactly out of her mouth…
Karma’s Influence
Have you ever heard the expression "Karma never loses an address?" Today on SowtheHeart.com I'm going to share a short story relating to one of life's little theories "what goes around comes around." This morning I was misdirected by Google Maps…
Breakfast Wholeness
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ― John Banville, The Sea The best way to push through the grief process is to take good care of myself. My beloved mom always said "Wholeness starts with a good breakfast." Today, I…
In the Aftermath
He who is master of his thirst is master of his health. ~ French Proverb Although for four-plus decades I have lived in the mountains where winter always seems never ending , this was the longest of my life. I was called out of…