Beautiful Neighborhoods
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. ~ Fred Rogers When my twin sister visited before Christmas, the punk weather had us running between…
Candid Discussions
In the days leading up to Christmas, my twin sister came for a visit to check out my new "hood." Admittedly, as young people both of us had gotten the wrong impression of the town in which I am now…
The Workings of an Artist
Through one's art journey this thought often comes to many creative people... "Creativity is part of the very nature and character of God." Do return to SowtheHeart.com on January 9th, as we kick off a blog series about the heart…
Artful Giving
"It's that heart of gold and stardust soul that make you beautiful." ~r.m. broderick Happy 2020, everybody! This is a great good news story to start out a New Year and a new decade. It's about an artist, Chula Beauregard. She is…
Refocusing the Heart
Happy 1st Day of Advent... has your frenzy begun? The shopping, the ordering, the gift wrapping, the Christmas parties, the baking....all the ingredients we use to cook up thirty days of insanity leaving us feeling depleted and drained. Are you…
Thanksgiving Realities
I'm as guilty as anyone of posting content on the internet that represents having a perfect life. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving but if not, I want to point out that life is not always rosy for anyone.…
Crowning Event: A Fulfilling Weekend
Heirlooms we don't have in our family. But stories we've got. ~ Unknown Welcome back to the last posting in this blog series entitled Terms of Fulfillment. After living far, far away from family for nearly forty years being able…
Terms of Fulfillment: Part 2
Welcome back! This is part two of three in a series of blogs which explains "ikigai" a Japanese term used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile. As Vince Lombardi…