Month: January 2022

Good Morning! Coffe at the right. Waiting for the mail carrier, and settling into writing. It is a beautiful day here in Maine. Cold, but we are past the blizzard that left the world all white! I think some toast with fig jam on it will be very nice! It’s research and writing today, and… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine!

I found another area to research, so looks like more reading. Coffee at the ready! A cozy sweater. I am good! I cleared the kitchen last night____Ya I am good! The area of interest is the subconscious. Now to see how it works, and if it has anything to do with the creative process. From… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Yes! Lots of it! Marvelous after a Blizzard!

Good Morning Sunshine! Yes, the blizzard is here at last. I could have slept in but wondered about mail and possible book delivery. There are quite a few due me! (I ordered little Miss Harper’s for Valentine’s Day. Baby books are always fun to get.) Checked the Amazon order, says delivered. So, Yes! Mail has… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Blizzard here!

Just in case I lose power tomorrow. When I wake up there will be plenty of snow, and wind, it will be the light fluffy stuff____a Blizzard they say! Well, ain’t nothing new! Those that snowmobile and ski, the kids will love it, and those who don’t_____well, they will put up with it because there… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Just in case!

Well, When you put a challenge out you should also do it, right? So____I will be working on a Shibui in the mix. I may have the foundation. If not I will need to create one. The goal was to spend time studying lots of photos or images, etc, and then see how they influenced… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Shibui!

Well, this morning has me entering an art contest for the Maine Writers & Publishers Chap Book Cover Contest. I entered 5 Shibui Found Image Art as invited to do. More books came in, mine are about Victorian ornamental design. Ink Death came in for Emma’s Valentine’s Day surprise. One more of these books to… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Today???

The question is____What Exactly Is Mindfulness? At its most basic level, mindfulness is being aware of what’s happening, as it happens. It means that you notice the workings of your mind in the present time. If you are practicing mindfulness, you deliberately direct your attention into the present and focus your conscious mind in the… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! The mind, again? Facinating place the Brain!

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What do you know about the brain? Did you know that your brain is changing its physical form and function every day in response to what you experience, what you do for behaviors are, and according to what you think about? This process is called neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity has nothing to do with plastic but does… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! Our brains.

The mind, our consciousness is a marvelous thing! What is the mind all about? First, we need to break things down into what the brain does. The conscious mind is where our memories are, and our feelings come from the conscious part of the brain. It is also where we work out what we want… Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine! How does your mind work?