Inspirational Haikus For while now, I have been writing haikus each morning and posting them over on my Twitter feed. I’m not entirely sure what exactly made me start doing this, but I can say that I honestly just love sharing uplifting, good things in a world...
Mandalas Last month, I created the “Cultivating Peace” mandala. The results from Random.org drew the following three names: Pallavi Shigh Lisa This means that I’m shipping the “Cultivating Peace” mandala painting to one of those three...
I was contemplating what sort of post (and if, in fact, I would do a flash fiction inspirational post this week in favor of some other inspirational/contemplative idea) to do this week when the lyrics to John Lennon’s “Imagine” popped into my head....
Friends! As you may know, I’m creating a mandala once a month to give away. Last month, I created the “Spreading Joy” mandala. Yesterday afternoon, as I completed the “Cultivating Peace” mandala, I compiled my email list, as well as my...
What’s Happened With My “Death” Meditation Since November 5, I have been waking up each morning and for one hour, doing a guided meditation on death. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I can tell you this: I did not expect it to be relaxing and...
Drawing and Painting a Mandala Once a month – at least for now – I’m going to create something that resonates with what I’m feeling and will subsequently give away. I’m doing this to spread joy. Yes, the name of the mandala I’m...
I am really enjoying writing these flash fiction stories. I love the potential inspiration they can imbibe. This particular story is less than 900 words. Flash fiction needs to be somewhere between 500 – 1000 words. This story may seem a little glib at first...
I thought I’d have a little fun this week with a flash fiction story. Little by little, I’m working on “my game” for good, inspirational stories that aren’t cheesy. I’m so grateful to explore stories, poetry, and even artwork in the...
Spirituality as Creative Expression Is a person spiritual because they are creative? Or is a person creative because they are spiritual? But then again, I don’t think these two questions are mutually exclusive. Exploring spirituality and the idea of creativity...
