Yes I am! Sing it Eddie!
Eddie Watkins Jr: I’m saying Yes to Life
Yes I am! Sing it Eddie!
Thought for Today
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins
“Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.” ― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Reaching Out
Thought for Today
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins
“As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!” — Louise Hay
Thought for Today
“They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself.” Tom Perrotta
Thought for Today
Copyright 2014 by R.A. Robbins
As you awaken, may your dreams greet you by name, and may you answer, “Yes!” – Mary Anne Radmacher
Thought for Today
“Our task is to say a holy yes to the real things of our life.” — Natalie Goldberg
Thought for Today
Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about…Say yes quickly, if you know, if you’ve known it before the beginning of the universe. — Rumi
I Am the Place Where God Shows Up
Oh yes I am … and so are you!
When Art Gets Personal
Not all of my work is for public consumption. There are pieces that are of a more personal nature and some serve a more practical purpose. For the more practical, personal items I do sometimes use patterns.
For the last two years I have needed to come up with a better way to block the sun from making it difficult for Bob to see his computer screen. I had a temporary solution in the window, but had never gotten around to coming up with something better. That is until… I felt the need to express my personal opposition to the Confederate flags and other offensive symbols and signs in our community. That window does not face the road, so very few people will ever see it, but I have at least made my stand.
The dove pattern comes from Stephanie Kepecs and Joanne Perlmutter and is called Love the Dove. It is available free from Sewing with Nancy.
The word peace with the cross is my own handwritten and drawn design, if you can call it that. It’s actually more like a doodle.
The photos were taken in my studio before it was hung in the window because these were better quality photos.
As artists the temptation to use our skills for others or to make money sometimes becomes so strong that we forget to sometimes just do what we love and have fun or express our personal beliefs and convictions. So what do you do when it’s not a matter of pleasing someone else or making money?
The Morning Walk
Our first summer here I was very diligent about getting up for sunrise. Last year, not so much. Flooding in the area where I normally walk prevented getting the shots of sunrise of the lake I love so much. Then as the weather got colder I moved my morning routine inside and began the day with yoga.
Today I decided to go outside while it was still cool and took the camera along. It was cloudy so I pretty much gave up on getting good photos. Until I walked down the end of the dog walking path and turned around to come back. Then I saw an amazing sight. The sun reflecting off the clouds. While not the spectacular sunrises I love to capture, it was beautiful in it’s own way.
I’ll leave it to you to find the lesson in this one. It is there, but it might be different for you than it was for me.
Here are some of the photos for you to enjoy while you figure it out.
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