Quotes

If we're growing,
we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

~ John Maxwell

Catch it before it flies away

A dream that is. A wish fulfillment dream, I'll call it.

Amsterdam, Capobianco, good friends, a wonderful outdoor/indoor cafe, with lockers. Freedom to be myself, no judgment, the possibility of a 5 year pension, a house on a straat, not a canal, slender figure, admiration of acquaintances, & some revealing clothing.

It started to rain cancelling my plans, but Capobianco reappeared and I suspect we went off together.

Then I awoke, gleeful as a girl.

Loss in Dreams

I was away, abroad and upon my return I was worried that everything would be intact. I couldn't find my apartment, 5D, in a vast side by side sprawl of apartments. I came upon what I thought was 5D but it was 5P.

I had too many things to carry, typical, and although M was with me, too much to bring upstairs.

5D kept eluding me. We found a floor manager, a strange thought, and he took my key to open the door.

He seemed to disappear, too, and we went downstairs to bring up the balance of my possessions.

We found another elevator bank.

M and I seem to be separated.

I got into the elevator with three other people--two women and a man. Strange behavior of the couple. I was still shell shocked, humbled by my loss, or separation, and suddenly before we reached the fifth floor, I realized I had probably lost my laptop.

Dream ended.

Dreams

About G; more about Marc (Worcester) and friends and acquaintances w/H.

Quote this one

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened," says Dr. Seuss

The Love of my life

I didn't marry the love of my life. Reluctant to commit to someone as flighty as I was then, and having already had one failed marriage, each step that brought us closer also inevitably pulled us apart.

Movies, Sex Workers

Interesting piece in Alternet. I haven't seen any of these films.

The Artful List

1. Yo te quiero much
   
2. Beanie's Treasure Box
3. Holocaust Series
4. Susan B. Anthony
5. Just Journaling
6. Just Experimenting

J sent this to me today for Valentine's Day

Paul Colin (1892­1985)

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain.

A loving and lovely story

About a heart that passes from one to another.

Stewart Chase

“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”

Other quotes from Criminal Minds here.

Gathering the Words, Pentacles

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come."

- Proverb

Writers' Rooms in the Guardian

Writers' Rooms series at the Guardian.

Gathering the Words, Pentacles

Accept losses as gains.

Gathering the Words, Pentacles

Spending money is not the solution for poverty of the Soul.

Gathering the Words, Finding the Images

As I was cleaning up the kitchen, a little, I saw the sheet music, and realized that I could use it to visualize BM:

"he was nothing but a voice"

or better yet

"he was but a voice"

Journal Suggestions from Misty for a Month

• Self Portrais
  Colours: White, Blue, Orange, Green, Red, Yellow, Pink
  Embellishments (buttons, beads, fabric etc.)
  Word Art (focus on one word)
  Alter a photo
• Just crayons
• Your favourite artist as a focus
• Shapes

Desnos: Holocaust

When I think of Desnos, I think of the beauty of his dislocated syntax. I think of possibility, freedom, a horse running free.

May Sarton quotes

Here is a reference to May Sarton quotes at Painter's Key.

If I manage to drag myself to the fires and write a short story about women's relationships these might be included...somehow, somewhere.

A good recipe for Kugel

Here's a recommended recipe for kugel--something I've never made.