Brain Fixes
" ...writing was a far more powerful tool for healing than anyone had ever imagined.” ~ James W Pennebaker My mother, father and I sat outside in the sunshine. I watched my mother deeply inhale the beauty of the day…
Underlying Threads
Last week at our Delectible Mountain Quilters Guild monthly meeting, a special presentation Voices of the Past: Quilts and Soddies was presented. A storyteller from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, dressed in period clothing, gave a very interesting overview about pioneer…
Sowing Satisfying Results
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." ~ Ben Franklin "Oh, look! This is wonderful!" I said to my husband grinning widely, "they even attached a critique form. Now I can see what I could have done better." When I…
Prized Friendships
Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” ~ Henry Van Dyke It can hardly be called a work of fine art, but that's not the point of…
Simple Summer Pleasures
"It strikes my heart strings that the county fair, which is prevalent at the end of summer in many rural communities, is one of the last bastions of a simple life." ~ Sue Batton Leonard I was ushering as a volunteer at a…
Silence is Golden
Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere-- ~ Mother Teresa Can you imagine a musician being able to sing in perfect pitch and keeping perfect tempo with a band even though deaf? This is the story of Mandy…
Collective Sowing
“You can’t harvest big ideas unless you sow the right seeds.” -Rowan Gibson My sisters-in-sewing from Delectable Quilters Guild and I have been spending time getting ready for Art in the Park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Spending time with my Brother…
Positively Positive
“Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.” ~ J. K. Rowling Too much attention is paid in this day and age of social media to negative things that others say and do. I try to be my own gatekeeper and…
Pondering Virtue
"He who works with his head and his hands and his heart is an artist." ~ St. Francis Assisi I've been sowing thoughts about faith and personal fulfillment. My latest ponderings have led me to Virtue Science. Have you heard of it?I…