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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
Albert Einstein
Having your hair washed by someone.
I received a note from a woman in Slovena who shared with me some of the ways she lives artfully. She had traveled to the US and purchased some of my message plaques, when she returned home, she continued to follow my work and purchase some of my books. She shared with me that my book Living Artfully became her Bible and her motto of life. She makes bottles of hope for people with cancer and wonderful spring pots for her family and friends that are so meaningful. Here are some pictures she shared with me. She is an
inspiration to me.
This beautiful film is a gentle and graceful reminder of the wonders and joy found in PLAY!!!
Too often we think that play is only for children , I promise you it's not and it's key to living a life filled with happiness.
So don't let play be a thing of your past, don't let it be a memory from childhood, find ways everyday to play, explore and discover,
Play helps us to work ideas through, let off steam, refuel our spirit and celebrate.
PLAY TODAY!!
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The groundbreaking news that the first family will be planting a vegetable garden right on the White House grounds is AWESOME.
During his campaign Barack Obama planted the seeds of change in our hearts NOW he and his wife are actually putting these seeds in the ground demonstrating and educating us to the power that each of us possesses when we act on our beliefs and values. Not only can we grow vegetables but also ideas,values, ourselves, friendship and love if we nurture and care for them.
Michelle Obama said "We want to use it ( the garden) as a point of education, to talk about health and how delicious it is to eat fresh food, and how you can take that food and make it part of a healthy diet."
“My hope, is that through children, they will begin to educate their families and that will, in turn, begin to educate our communities.”
Several past U.S. presidents had vegetable gardens on the White House lawn. Eleanor Roosevelt started a victory garden on the White House lawn in 1943, which encouraged millions to do the same in their own front yards. When WWII ended, home gardeners were producing 40 percent of the United States' produce.
I think we all should consider planting a garden. It can be in a box a pot or a piece of land in our backyard. There is a sense of pride, accomplishment and satisfaction that comes from being a part of growing our food and making it with care. You don't have to have special skills, fancy tools or a green thumb you simply have to remember that ALL THINGS GROW WITH LOVE.
A view from a room. Photo taken by, Mark Barry
My friend Jodi from Molly Elaine's has started a newsletter fashioned after my own Living Artfully Studio Newsletter. Here is the first edition. To find out more visit www.mollyelaines.com
Yes that is indeed me with the portrait of Barack Obama hanging in Washington DC at the National Portrait Gallery.
Here is my favorite Barack Obama quote of the week.
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Here is the fabulous workspace of a woman who recently wrote me from Holland. She is truly living artfully in Holland and makes amazing gifts for her family and friends that are so meaningful. She is an inspiration to me.
As I wrote a few weeks back, I am participating in Moosefest, which is a program that supports the arts in Bennington Vermont. I will be documenting my moose transformation from a plain old moose to an "artful moose". Check back often to see the work and fun in progress. The moose are arriving now and I can't wait to get started on mine. To find more information visit www.moosefest.com
