Jenny Doh and CrescenDoh

Have you heard of Jenny Doh and her Creative Lab? She is the former editor of Somerset Studios magazines - all of them! She has created her own place on the web. Her newsletter wanders into my inbox on no particular schedule but today it was right on time. Here is the first line:

"Freedom means choosing your burden."

{Hephzibah Menuhin}

When the work gets tough, there are folks who want to get free from it. Actually, what they really want is to quit. But that's not freedom.

And there is more. If you need to hear this like I did today then congrats! Ciao ...

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Moving those Boulders

Image via WikipediaSome days we need just a few words to use as leverage to pop those boulders out of the way. (see yesterdays post) A friend forwarded a daily inspiration from The Brave Girls Club.

Short and sweet today. :) 

Enchantment has been slipping ..

For some reason the enchantement has been slipping a bit as of late. Not that it isn't there, it is. But along with the enchantment are challenges. These challenges are like small boulders, the kind you'd see in that terrific caveman cartoon, what's the name of it?? Anyway, I feel the enchantment of moving in the right direction, getting the stepping stones to continue the move. Some of these stepping stones are boulders! Have you ever heard of such a thing? Dang! So here I am, bad knees, achy body climbing over these medium sized boulders. Keeping my head up but darn, when you have botox shot into the neck muscles they aren't all working at the same time. Keeping my head up is effort. lol  Oh, my. Isn't this all so interesting.

The good news is the rest of the family is developing just fine. Her boulders are a might smaller and flatter and longer. So she has some time to skate in between the challenging pieces.  Ahhhh, rest!

Thank heaven for Carl Jung

It's Monday

On my journey, return to health, I made a stop at the dentist office today. One x-ray later, Dr. Stevener tells me I need to have 6 teeth removed. Once that is healed I will have who knows how many 'repairs' made, including fillings and partial replacements. In the meantime, I have infection somewhere in there, so I was started on another antibiotic. I hope this takes care of my dental problems permanently. I have been in and out of the dentist office more times during the last 6 years than I care to count.  Here's to white teeth!

Drip, drip, drip ....

Do you know that feeling? When the sweat is dripping off your skin while you don't even realize you're that hot? That was my temple a minute ago, and the back of my right knee now. 104 they say. My car said 109. I'm going with my car's reading.

If I remember the other topic I wanted to write about today, I'll make another post later. Rofls

Maybe next time .... 

Bushed in the Key of Red

Yes, I know red is not an official key. But I tend to be tuned in to music and tonight my music is red. That is, I am red all over. What is that Beetles song I am hearing in my head? Oh yeah, I think it's "Glad all over". My apologies to the Beetles if I am not right.

With hope I will soon know why I am so red - my face, arms, hands, chest. I know why I am bushed, a long day, tiring physically and emotionally. New doctor was very nice, thorough and well equipped. His office included x-ray facilities as well as a lab for blood draws. Oh, bone density scan as well. Should be interesting next time I'm in. goodnight ...

Art Journaling Uncovered - My Dateline

I am excited to say art journaling is finally a part of life. Art journaling can be elusive, requiring an understanding of how a person wants to express the personal meaning of daily events. Discovering this for myself has freed up my creativity and an excitement in me. I've wanted to journal for myself but had an incident years ago that held me back. Someone I trusted found (looked for) my journal and read it, then took it and said he made a copy of certain pages. Even writing about it now gives me that feeling of anxiety in my stomach.

Now that I am free to journal, we'll see if I keep up with everyday. I won't be heartbroken if not, but I would like to keep up every other day. 

Take a look at my digital design page ~The Enchanted Page ~ to see what is created.

Join me and let me know where to find your gallery posts.