I Dream in Lavender

i have just posted on my retreat blog all about the workshop at the lavender farm.  please head over here and check it out! thanks!

Prepping!

this week is all about getting ready for my workshop on saturday at the lavender farm..  when i first started planning, it all seemed soooo far in the future and now – voila – the time has come!  i’m printing lots of info, putting folders together and planning the details of the agenda.

 also making some small lavender-based mixed media pieces to offer for sale.  and cards. 

 oh, and i baked some yummy coconut banana bread with lemon glaze for my guests. 

 lots of other details – hoping i get them all done in time!

i’m beyond excited that this is actually happening.  i came very close to pulling the plug….  while i have some lovely participants signed up for the class, it’s not enough to actually “pay the rent” for the space.  i’ve been pretty stressed about this and figured it was a done deal.  not going to happen.

but i so hated to give up something i have dreamt of and planned for for so long… so last week i had a little heart-to-heart talking to with myself.  do i want to teach the class?  absolutely!  is it a good class?  i'm confident of that.  will i still be able to put food on the table if it doesn’t turn out to be a “money maker”?  yea, i guess so.  are there people signed up who want to attend?  yes again.  will i benefit from the experience?  no doubt in my mind

 so, i dropped my initial expectations and moved full-steam ahead.  the fact is that i love teaching and always learn right along with the students.  perfect weather predicted and i know it’s going to be a fabulous day!! 

Thanks

“Thanks for the beauty of the world. 

Thanks for my life."

 "The witchery of living

is my whole conversation

with you, my darlings."

 "You have a life – just imagine that!

You have this day, and maybe another, and maybe

still another”

 "Sometimes I need

only to stand

wherever I am

to be blessed.”

 (and sometimes i like to let mary oliver speak instead of me)

all quotes from “Evidence”

The Basics

i’ve become kind of a quote nut in the last few years.  it seems wherever i turn there is some awesome piece of wisdom said just so perfectly that i want to mark it or highlight it or sticky note it or save it in some way.  and i often wonder: why didn’t i think of that??

 i worked with my girls this week on quotes in their art journals and they all had some that were meaningful to them to work with.  what speaks to one doesn’t necessarily speak to another so it’s a highly personal thing.  but we talked about how powerful  latching onto just a few words that have impact can be. 

 so i’ve been thinking about the ones that resonate with me and wondering if there is some common ground.  do i tend to gravitate toward the same ideas in just slightly different ways?   what ideas or concepts draw me in and prompt me to want to incorporate them into my daily life? 

 well… if i had to pick just 3…these are the ones that are my beacons… the lights that illuminate my way through the twists and turns of the creative life (not to mention life in general).

Amazement

Gratitude

Compassion

of course, there are many others… what about peace, love and joy?? or inspiration?  or courage?? or acceptance?? i could go on, but there is a lot of overlap and i feel that, at this particular time in my life, these 3 cover enough ground to keep me moving forward in a positive direction.  the basics.  simple.  what about you??

 

speaking of amazement, the light at the salton sea is something that amazes me no matter how many times i see it.  enjoy and have a wonderful easter!!