Thursday, May 10, 2007

A difficult day......but getting better

I am so grateful for hope. If it weren't for that, I think I would so easily get caught in my bad days and never get out. I think I must always be feeling, deep down......when something just goes horribly wrong.......that it can't get any worse so it has to get better.......and it did, (get better, I mean). Of course, I am sure my bad days are nothing compared to really serious things that other people deal with, like cancer, a death in the family, poverty, etc., but I felt bad enough today to make myself forget about everyone else who might be suffering and ended up getting totally immersed in my own unhappiness........ until, finally I started feeling better. What a blessing. I just wanted to share all this to say how grateful I am for the times when you feel better and I hope any of you who might be having a bad day will come out of that frustration or darkness or sadness and see and feel the warmth of the light again! Reading my favorite blogs helped me today, especially. Thank you everyone for your wonderful daily thoughts and pictures and experiences......how they uplift my spirit. Mike and I just have one computer and we share it. Sometimes, whichever one of us who is not using the computer........just sits and waits for their turn! We love reading blogs so much! (Of course, most of the time we are busy doing things, so don't worry! We don't waste our time, that much!) Anyway, I am feeling better the more I write. It just helps to communicate with people. I wanted to share some more beautiful pictures I found recently and was just going to post them, but Mike thought we should get out and go get some snacks, go for a walk and then come back and paint and do creative things, so I will post the pictures I found in a little while. Please check back later! I hope you are all feeling happy and safe and well! God bless you all!

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Beauty never ends when you search for it.......

I have been having such a wonderful time using our new camera. It has inspired me so much to try different settings and lightings, backgrounds, etc. I hope you like these new photos. I have so many other pieces I should be showing, but always seem to bring these out. I promise I will show some other pieces soon. I must have over 100 beautiful pieces of little fairy furniture right now.
It's beautiful weather here in Beverly Hills. The gardeners are working hard everywhere making everything look so nice. I love going for walks in the neighborhoods here. The trees and flowers and plants are just breathtaking. I still long for the greenery of Washington, though. Mike and I both miss Washington. We lived there for such a long time. California is pretty dry and deserty. But right in this area where I live, at least it is beautiful and like a huge garden.
I hope you are having a wonderful day. I am sorry I have just mostly been posting pictures for so long. Just have so little time to write. But I truely want to start sharing my thoughts and ideas more and hope to do that soon.
Stay happy and try to do something nice for someone today!!! How that makes the world a much better place.......even by just one little act of kindness!!
Debbie

Friday, May 04, 2007

beauty can heal and move us to good actions......

i am watching anderson cooper 360 and they are talking about rap music. it totally, absolutely
is shocking the way rap music has gotten so much exposure and has become so blatantly negative and offensive. i create art that is beautiful and i hope to inspire people to try to have beauty and goodness in their lives. i am so grateful for those people who are trying to stop rap music from being so repulsive. their music has gotten so low and so degrading......it is unbelieveable. i pray that we can turn people's hearts around so that they will realize the terrible harm that kind of music is causing. beauty heals and moves us to goodness and happiness.
debbie

Thursday, May 03, 2007

diversity and loveliness

Aren't these wonderful pictures??!! I had so much fun finding these. Such talented people and so sensitive to beauty.