Be Vulnerable

What happens when people open their hearts?

They get better.

~Haruki Murakami

 

It isn't always easy to be vulnerable, to open your heart

I've done a lot of soul searching because circumstances changed.

and with those changes, I changed. 

I gave up parts of myself.

and allowed others to make choices for me.

But I choose to be me, to make my art,

and put it into the world.

And be vulnerable.

Bare Footin'

"If you aren't grounded, you're like a leaf in the wind: 

very vulnerable and thrown off balance very quickly. 

But when you are well grounded, you are like a big, strong tree. 

If something happens around you, 

it doesn't influence you so much 

and you are able to feel much more peaceful 

and balanced in your daily life."

Some people call it grounded,

some call it centered.

Either way, it's not always easy to pay attention

to those little things because we find ourselves

too busy.

And when we begin to feel off balance, un-centered,

it makes everything else feel that much worse.

Or it could just be me.

I'm not myself if I don't take time for a walk,

just to sit and listen to birds, wind in the trees,

to watch the clouds, or the sun setting.

Today, I shucked off my shoes and socks,

stuck my feet in the grass.  When's the last time

your feet were tickled by blades of grass?

Do you feel the thrum of the Earth

when you take a moment to slow down?

Just Jeans

I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: 

the most spectacular, the most practical, 

the most relaxed and nonchalant. 

They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity

- all I hope for in my clothes.

Yves Saint Laurent

Someone said

"Denim is a way of life"

and to be frank, it's my

go-to nearly every day.

Nothing else says comfort and ease

(and who doesn't love all the pockets!) 

Just sportin' an old comfy pair on this

Superbowl Sunday while I zip around

getting chores done. 

If you're into the game, 

I hope your team wins! 

Vacation Photos 2

 “I think that when two people 

are able to weave 

that kind of invisible thread 

of understanding and sympathy 

between each other, 

that delicate web, 

they should not risk tearing it. 

It is too rare,

and it lasts too short a time at best....” 

― M.F.K. Fisher

when you've been friends with someone
since you were 12 ....
they know all your secrets
and you know theirs.

Even when you've been apart
for a length of time,
when you pick up the phone
and start talking again,
it's as if the time apart
never happened.

That's how it is for me
and my bestie.
Sixth grade was a long time ago!

Best Friends since 1971

just a couple more shots at the
local museum and this
gorgeous porch!

Vacation Photos

i opted to pull this into a photo

because reflections in a window

can be very fascinating!















When i was on vacation
back in April
visiting my mom,
my bestie from
high school ....

(yes, a few decades ago!)

.... and i stopped at a
local museum and
wandered further out back
and found this old house
with a gorgeous porch

who can resist
using it for a photo op????

Thx for taking photos, M !

Outdoors

there's something
so deliciously naughty
about being
naked
outdoors
in public places

Headwear

Hello!

I may have mentioned a time or two

that I use a daily "topic" for photo ops,

and the "One Word Tuesday" was

headwear.   (Is that a real word? hehe)

One of my ... collections, yes, that works,

is hats.  I have many!  They hang on the

walls in my bedroom, lined up as if they

are a border.

So here's a rear-view look of some

Headwear :)




things have been hectic lately.
Work has been taking a toll
with added responsibilities --
ones that I was doing willingly
a year ago, and they took them
away (which was cool with me!)
but now.... no one else was doing
them, so they asked me to take
them back.  They are also nudging
(to me it feels like pushing!!)   me
into more supervisory roles.  While
I am more than capable (I raised
six kids.... you can't get more
supervisory than that!!  lol)
but being "bossy" isn't a role I enjoy
in any way.  But.   Work is work,
I'm not a boss, but I'm not a "friend"
and there are things to be done.
My way.
lol

Feelin' Purple

Feelin' just a little purple today...

First day off after a 10 day stretch....

Feels good to be kickin' around

and doing nothing for a change!

New Outfit!

A smaller size is always a cause for celebration ---- and both for $20 !!!