Oh Lucky Day! - A rite of spring TBT Spring 1985

 

A quote by Lao Tzu : Author of the Tao Te Ching

 

Seeing ME

 

Art is resistance

 

Art is life: Life is art

 

Achy hands, Achy knees, Achy neck Achy ME

 

Surrounding myself with love : Dispelling loneliness

 

Afterwards

 

What's on my plate?

 

Hands Off! - April 5, 2025

 

April 5, 2025, Saturday, there will be peaceful Hands Off! protests across the U.S.A. and around the world. This is the world saying NO. This is the U.S. and all the world saying Hands Off! our rights, our resources, our land, Social Security, Healthcare, Public Schools and Democracy! Go and join in if you can!

#50501 Movement will have a peaceful march in Los Angeles from Pershing Square to City Hall at 4 pm Pacific Time. Go and join in if you can!

Speak up and say Hands Off!

Look up April 5 demonstrations near me for locations

Mind Meld

 

Synchronized swimming

 

Hamstring stretch

 

De-stressing

 

Gut scramble

 

Filling up with love

 

Hollowed out

 

Essentials

 

Down with pain!

 

Grumpy, cranky, moody, meh

 

This is how I am feeling: Grumpy, cranky, moody, meh. Locked up tight in my body so my feelings can't flow. This is what I know:

These days are dark. We are all waiting for someone - some ones -to come forth and stop the madness. Who is going to stop it? Will it ever stop? Where are our leaders?

I say, "Impeach!" Is anyone listening? Is anyone taking action? As my teacher, Amy Ferris wrote, "Democrats, grow a spine!" "Be like Al Green!" Act NOW!

Oru world is collapsing. Who is going to catch it? Send in the Light Brigade! Or S.W.A.T.!  Those with guts and power, step up now!

These days are dark, but if we band together, maybe,  just maybe, there will come light and ease. Put the brakes on the madness!

I..., well,  just I. I spsak. I am. I hope. Even in the dark, I hope.

Monday, Monday

 

Balanced

 

It's very important these days, to do whatever you can to get back to balance when thrown off-balance. We want to be clear-minded, centered and grounded so we are able to see what' really happening in our country (USA) and do what we can to fight back and stop it - the chaos, the madness and the dismantling of our government and democracy. Keep your eyes open and forge ahead.

Ease

 

Politics as it is today

 

Loving ME

 

Lean

 

A solution

 

Support

 

Enraged. Angry. Outraged.

 

My Superbowl

 

A reason to celebrate!

 

Warm hands, warm heart

 

New neighbors

 

Shifting feelings, shifting emotions

 

Reaching out

 

I OBJECT!

 

I OBJECT! I object to everything being done to our Country (USA) and to the people in it by the current administration. It's a travesty! Some of it is against the law. Some of it is outright cruel and inhumane. To say I'm angry would be an understatement.

I've contacted my Senators and Congressional Representatives and I hope to God they take strong action. No waiting for the  midterms in two years. Take action NOW!

Dare to speak out!

A quiet moment

 

Stress !!!

 

Friendship lifts us up

 

Rain! (in Los Angeles)!

 

Deliberating

 

I need a hug

 

I choose!

 

Sucker-punched

 

Los Angeles fires continue burning

 

Prayers for the fires to stop

 

High wind advisory in L.A.

 

Stay safe!

Creativity and taxes

 

Mantra for my body

 

I lovingly let go of all that does not serve my musculoskeletal health.

Letting go of: emotional armor, physical armor, stress, tension, cramps, tremors,

degeneration, pain

The preciousness of hands

 

Hands are precious. We have two, one or none and that's all we're gonna get.

They allow us to do so much: 

lift, grip, hold, mold, squeeze, pinch, wash, dry write, type, draw, paint, build, play instruments, scratch, snap, smooth, chop, cut, brush, comb, open, shut, lock, twist

Without them we could do none of these things. 

I have osteoarthritis in my hands. The pain makes doing these things difficult, sometimes impossible.

I love my hands. I do not take them for granted. Don't take yours for granted. They are precious.