Setting an intention...over the holidays I will be preparing for what I think I'll be calling the Happy Year Project...which essentially will be me holding myself accountable for having the life I want. 
At its heart it will be me immersing in Yoga, Tai Chi, Photography, Tea & Plants. 
If you were to ask me what I want to be doing in my life I would easily tell you I want to live in a cottage in Carmel, CA with a little garden of herbs, veggies & flowers.  I want to do yoga and tai chi daily, take photographs, and rescue & care for animals.  I want the time and space in my days to do all of those things, and to drink tea of course!  I've had the same dream my entire life really and after the most horrendous year in 2016, I'm ready to stop wanting and start doing.  And in the doing, I believe the doors will open to make the whole dream my reality.  I'll be sharing my preparations and inspirations here over the next 2 weeks, as I get clear on how this project will come together for me. 
For now I will just say,

I believe...I believe....

It was a good morning. I went to Echo's Place and witnessed horses grooming each other, squirrels and birds and turtles and dragonflies eating, and a small white egret who appears to be friends with one of the horses. So many people look at the world and ask, can I own it? Can I eat it? Can I cage it, wear it, farm it, change it, make it do what I want it to instead of what it was created to do? I look at Life in all its wonderful forms and ask, may I sit here quietly with you and see your beauty?

butterflies - photography class may 2015

mustangs - photography class may 2015

photos, paintings & nature

impressionist sky

i just finished another wonderful photography course with my favorite teacher, joy sussman.  one of the coolest things i have learned in joy's classes has been to view art in order to learn new ways to view the world and photograph it.  the other day i visited the houston museum of fine arts to see an exhibit of monet's work along the seine river, and i was surprised to find alot of inspiration and even parallels to my own work.

impressionist sky

  

museum of fine arts, sculpture garden

museum of fine arts, sculpture garden

museum of fine arts, sculpture garden

project 2015

my 2015 = life, love, creativity, family, health,
& attention to every moment.  
right now.  no more waiting.
this is my year.

omg omg omg!

look what i did today!  i started on my path!!!!
thank you for the inspiration, joy!

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i am really happy.  almost as happy as this!  but not quite as happy LOL.