More FaceTime

 The sketchbook has been only source of refuge of late.  Here are a few faces that have come to inhabit there.

Say Good Bye to Past Laments

The end of the year is the time to forgive and let go of all the perceived mistakes, misspoken words, wrong actions, right actions not taken, and any other self inflicted hurts.  Also, forgiving and letting go of the hurts caused by others is appropriate.  This forgiveness cleans the path for a fresh start unencumbered by the weight of past wrongs.  If major problems exist then take the actions to heal these.  If no actions can be taken, then just let go, cry if needed, and forgive.  Then be quiet, listen, feel and be see the beauty that always is.

Middle Aged Worries

There are quite a few.  Most are just in the mind. But they sure seem real.

A Moment in Time

A passage of time, a sweet few moments of golden hour light filtered through the sun shades. Then 3;59 AM awake with the fear that it will all be gone.  And it is as time moves on.

 

Sunday Painter, Messy Studio

Fall Begins in August

The August of late summer begins the fall journey

Sweet Light of Morning

March left with a roar of wind and rain both metaphorical and physical.  The new month brought a new morning of sweet color and light dancing on the clouds.  I reading this as a blessing of new beginnings and the promises of spring.  

Field of Dreams

Dreams stuck in a field of mud with no energy to pull them out.  Doors close and no new ones in sight.  Looking back obscures the one front and center.  March madness and its leprechauns play tricks of confusion.  Enjoy the cosmic moon as it glows while taking out the trash at night. .

More Faces of the Day

And December begins....Here are more faces. Enjoy

Faces in the Day

Gray mid November Monday.  The Holidays and the end of the year arising fast. Wanting to sit in the slowness of the present moment.  

The Cape

At the urging of his daughter, the middle aged man put on a cape and a crash helmet before going to work.  He vowed to keep it on all day.  He felt transformed and the world seemed to treat him differently.  No large heroic acts where performed, only small politenesses and smiles given and received.  These did seem to make a difference.  At the end of the day the man went home, took off the cape and helmet, sat down to face his mountain of bills to pay, the low balance alert from the bank, news about the war on terror, and all the small failures life brings. A sadness welled up inside.  He thought of the cape and decided to put it back on.

Head Shots

One in an occasional series of heads and of their stories.

Forward

Repairs are being made, new repairs needed are found

The crickets play summer 

Future fear and tension now

Wings

We have wings to fly, yet they get weighted down by the anxiousness of life.  It seems any time I forget to worry I see the most amazing things like sun reflecting off a tree or a child's hand in it's Moms' or the moon slowly drifting out of a cloud making a rainbow (moon-bow?) in the cloud.  Hum, how does one allow themselves to see all this and still get the tasks of life done?

Philosophy in Barrel

The Greek philosopher Diogenes lived in a Barrel, well really a jar, and gave us the Cynic philosophy. He would carry a lamp in daylight and cry out, "I'm looking for a honest man."  His response to Plato giving Socrates' definition that men are featherless bipeds was give Plato a plucked chicken and say, "Behold! I've brought you a man." 

Upside down

Sometimes the winds of change blow and you find yourself upside down.  Rest a moment then go right side up.

Whiskers

Here he is! Only he knows his next move.

Shy

Somehow shy is often thought to be something to be fixed.  True shy can get in the way of doing the things you want to do, but shy is undervalued for the shy person is often the most observant, thoughtful, insightful person.  Trouble is that the celebrated Big, bold, loud, rarely stops to notice.  If big and bold sees it’s only to tell shy to "not be shy" which of course only makes shy retreat.  In the quiet are where the solutions are found and the course can be corrected to a true setting.  So, be kind to the shy and listen for if allowed to speak they will tell you amazing things.

Haunt

Happy Halloween!

Mirror

The inner is reflected in the outer.