Braiding Daisies: August 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

My Intern Rocks...

...Not only is she good with a Power Drill, but she's an organizational genius! The inventory has been growing...changing...and my cozy studio has begun to feel a bit cluttered and disorganized.

Unfortunately I didn't take any before pictures...but here are some "in process" pics.

It's looking great...& I'll keep you posted as it all comes together....ahh....an organized creative space...so exciting! Thank you Lisa!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Mala Creations

The Yoga, Mantra, & Mala class was absolutely wonderful! Here are some pictures from our creative and inspiring morning.


Selecting the perfect 108 stones...

lots of stringing

Modeling the finished Mala's!

The Invitation - Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched
the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy mine or your own.
if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us
to be careful, be realistic, remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul. If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,
and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon,“Yes.”

It doesn't interest me to know where you live, or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.