The Crane and the Seed
I am flying in the sky high above my body, mind and spirit. As I land safely I am reminded that navigating the sky through storms drives me to a deliberate landing without fear. Once I land I perform a dance in the grass. I bathe and cleanse myself and pluck out any old feathers […]
Who is Investing in You?
En Casa with Miriam… Who in your life is making an investment in you? It’s an importat question we need to ask ourselves for bringing in the New Year. Write down the people in your life that you invest in. Write down the energy investment they are making in you and you in them. This […]
To Be Grateful
I am so grateful to be alive from triple negative breast cancer making 11 years TNBC free and making 55 very soon. I am grateful to have also survived 7 years free of Chondrosarcoma (primary bone cancer) in my pelvis as well as being an ovarian previvor for seven years due a familial history of […]
The Fear in Owning Our Power
Thankful Thursday. My friend Annie Emens McDaniel sends out her Monday Motivational email. This week it hit home. Let Your Light Shine was her topic this week. In it she talks about FEAR that holds us back from owning the gifts God gave us. She also has a beautiful quote from Marianne Williamson which I […]
Art Vulnerability & Witnessing
What I love about expressive arts (ExA)is there is no judgment, you don’t look at the art to question the artist on what and why. Because we are all human and if we’ve never been trained in art, we can be very self-critical, doubt ourselves for no reason and lose confidence as we are building […]
What Sets You Apart from Others?
En Casa Art Advocacy Story… Advocacy doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time and perseverance. It’s also a commitment and comes from building relationships. And those relationships tend to be about a connection of people and an openness to give and receive of time and energy. My business life taught me to be a better advocate […]
Soulful Sunday Breast Plate
Soulful Sunday En Casa… St. Patrick’s Breast Plate 💒 “I arise today through the strength of heaven, light of sun, radiance of the moon, splendor of fire, speed of lightning, swiftness of wind, depth of sea, stability of earth, firmness of rock… Christ with me. Christ before me. Christ behind me. Christ in me. Christ […]
Death Becomes Nature & Survival
I got use to our cat leaving us “gifts” at our old house. But I wasn’t prepared yesterday for this baby squirrel to be left on the back patio of our new house. Not only was it left there, but whatever was flying with it had ran into the glass door and splattered itself too. […]
Mirror Imaging
This week and next I will have my annual scans. I’ve learned to be real about them, but not focus and worry about them. I’ve also learned not to carry or hold worry about the worry that other people bring with them to my situation when I let them know it’s scan time. Because if […]
A Bouquet of Acceptance
Like Frida Khalo, I feel I do my best art work when I’m in pain and in bed. Whether that’s releasing emotional or physical pain, the detail and energy of that pain goes into the strokes and movement of the lines, ink, and spreading of the lead. My art and the strokes are where I […]
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