Light and Energy:: Journaling

I can't expect something different

if I don't at least try to do

some things differently.

I need to walk more,

 lift more, eat more veggies,

and take care of my spirit.

...

Play!

Create some art!

Have a great new week!

~k

Heartfelt

 I played.

I tried out my new, fat

 Caran D'Ache NeoArt

 Aquarelle water-soluable wax pastels...

and LOVE them!

I finished my last journal and started a new one!

I've always loved and collected HEARTS:

rocks, books, jewels...so it seemed fitting

to try out new supplies by scribbling

 and doodling hearts.

It felt SO good to play,

to get a bit messy and free. I highly recommend it.

And I highly recommend these pastels.

I drew, then wiped a damp paper towel over parts,

just to see what would happen

and how they would blend and work.

I see many hours...years in this together.

LOVE these.

Have an amazingly fun weekend.

Hearts,

~k

PS. I stumbled upon a tiny Trust Stamp!

Perfect! My WORD for 2013!!

In Sorrow and in Love

A very special, long-time, loving friend passed away last week.

 I feel such grief.

 But I count my blessings,

 one of which, was knowing her.  

If you love someone, tell them today.

I am thankful for you,

my friends.

Thank you for visiting.

Love,

~kath

Seeds of Hope

With love to Boston...

Hope.

In finding peace

when there isn't enough here on earth.

always,

~k

Sadness...

With the heavens so beautiful in the morning, yesterday,
how could this day have gone so...shockingly wrong...?

I am saddened at the Boston Tragedy and feel such despair
at those that can hurt others so deeply, like that. A child...innocent ones.

When I was just a little girl,
I would imagine God shaking His head in Fatherly sadness
as people hurt others and made
this
life
so
hard.

I must send love
and prayers
and hope
out into the universe.

We must.

But I am so sad...

~k

Nature's Inspiration

Graphite pencil sketch

I took a long walk this morning.

I'm trying to be better about getting regular exercise,

and to breathe more fresh air,

 now that Spring has promised to come.

I had a lot of work to do inside today,

but I did love that power walk

with my sweet Ellie pup

and the incredible beauty in Nature

during my favorite part of the day: morning.

I think it's amazing that Nature surprises,

every single day,

no matter how busy or how old we get!

Hope you had a great weekend, friends!

Cheers to a brand new week!

~k

Hello. Welcome to My Morning:: Journaling

Pause.

 Just stop for a moment. 

Breathe.

 Feel the light in the space between.

Welcome!

~k

Unexpected

Most of the time when I walk in the door, from work,

I don't go straight to my PaperPumpkin Room,

grab my journal, and get started.

Immediately.

Today, however, after a 10-hour teaching day

 with 8 minutes for a snack and 22 minutes to eat lunch,

followed by an hour long meeting,

after a crazy day with "issues",

my mind needed, NEEDED my journal,

my space,

my release,

and I only thought of circles.

My busy thoughts were spinning in circles.

My views on changes in education 

always go back to cycles.

So, I stamped circles inside of circles, inside of a circle...

and then just felt compelled

to write in a spiraling circle

and 

it straightened out my cluttered head

and led me, unexpectedly, to a focal point

of realization.

~k

Spring Painting in my Journal

 Nature is incredibly inspiring.

Flowers just budding...

...and popping up through the icy ground.

Joy and sunshine flow through me.

I am more affected by seasons & light than I ever knew.

My head clears, the fog lifts, and I truly feel lighter,

stronger.

This journal is almost filled. Winter is leaving.

New beginnings!

Wishing you a happy new week, friends! 

~k

Open to Possibilities...

 It was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining for most of it

and the sky was a brilliant blue. I felt truly happy. I felt light.

I admit that I haven't felt this way a whole lot lately..

.but today was...easy.

I have a grateful heart that feels like it grew three sizes.

aaaaah.

I will toss it into the breeze and blow it your way!

It's out there!

~k

Spring...

Snowdrops, snowbells sketch done using a brown colored pencil.

Spread close up

Journal...nearing the end...!

 .

Enjoying my week off

Finding time to create

collage

even visit my neighborhood art shop.

Oh, and if you received an email from my paperpumpkin address, PLEASE don't open it as it is spam
and I am mortified...arrggggh.

~k