Welcome to the West Gate on the Natural Calendar! We are on the art/life trail ride discovering natural creative connections. The West Gate opens us to our emotions. The 90 days between fall equinox or Mabon and winter solstice give us a chance to love our destiny. These twelve weeks also provide time to attend to that […]
fall equinox
Trust to Love
I’ve missed you. It has been four weeks… to the day… since I last met up with you here on the art/life trail ride. I hope that you are well. I Trust that you are savoring this delicious point on the Natural Calendar. This mid-point in September is where we begin to harvest what has […]
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Pondering, Piddling and Putzing
Welcome to the art/life trail ride. This week we’re taking a deep breather and enjoying the surrounding view. Savor the company of your favorite trees while reflecting upon the current design and the detail of the art/life that you’re living. As we travel the wheel of the Natural Year there is a great divide. It’s […]
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Compassion, Confidence and Inner Strength
The Dalai Lama and my teacher, Khenpo Khonchong Gyaltshen Rinpoche “Compassion reduces our fear, boosts our confidence, and opens us to inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connections with them and a sense of purpose and meaning in life.” Dalai Lama Welcome to this week […]
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Tapping Into Slow Time
The Temple Door, Drozda, Mixed Media on board, 1998, Private Collection we see through each other’s eyes experience together I see what you saw a gecko a sailboat a sunset a moth a flower a tree a child in his mother’s arms projected perceived Jasper Lotus Hawkins Welcome to the first week of our October […]
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Balance Point…and Beyond
Thunderous brainstorms Occur in silent flashes Of inspired rest. E.R.Urabe Welcome! It’s our weekly trail ride meet up… ~I’m so happy to see you here~ As we move along the art/life path this is the time of year to literally imagine that we are riding into the sunset…facing West together. It isn’t the classic ‘The End’ […]
