
watercolor 12/2020
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
May we all find the soothing hand of Spirit during this time of discontent.
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watercolor 12/2020
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
May we all find the soothing hand of Spirit during this time of discontent.
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watercolor 8/2019
‘God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can’t come to visit you unless you aren’t there’…….Angelus Silesius – a German mystic and prophet of the ineffable.
There is no instruction book to tell you how to be invisible. The journey requires only Faith……not too many words. I have been seeking invisibility my entire life. It’s a worthwhile path to peace.
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watercolor 8/2018
She lost herself in the trees
among the every-changing leaves.
She wept beneath the wild sky
as stars told stories of ancient times.
The flowers grew towards her light,
the river called her name
She could not live an ordinary life
with mysteries of the universe
hidden in her eyes.
………Martine
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watercolor aceo 2018
‘A warrior’s strength is measured by the size of her heart. She is respectfully humble. She will stand with honor. She will fight with love. In the face of adversity and for the ones she loves, she will be a voice and a shield. She will be a beacon to light the way home for the old. she will gently make way for the young. She is a sister, mother, daughter, grandmother……….she is a warrior.’
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watercolor aceo 1/2016
‘No mud….no lotus’
These words are Buddhist in origin but totally apply to any Self seeking path. The incredibly beautiful and delicate lotus flower always rises from a bed of mud….transformed. And just as the realization of perfection for the seeker comes from the mud of pain and suffering.
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watercolor aceo 11/2015
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‘Go where the Mother’s blanket heals you, where she gives you new dreams ..if you learn to live in these places, you will live through these times…this is the time to relearn how to live with the Earth. It is a time to honor Spirit. to listen to the Mother, to reawaken our emotional awareness so we can communicate with the higher octaves of reality, upon this sacred egg we call…Earth.’
Last Cry, Native American Prophecies
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Owl is the symbol of the feminine, the moon and the night. Owl says to use your inner wisdom right now because it is trying to tell you something. Trust it.
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