Creativity Retreats

 

can you identify?????

I am researching creativity retreats…..I googled it and am bookmarking the sites to go back and study and find the key words, the selling points, the insight into what people are thirsting for…and why they are willing to pay big bucks for it ……. to feel the cool, cool water of freedom flow over their bones. I find all kinds of places offering spiritual relief, creative relief, artistic relief. We want to escape to these places because living the life expected to be lived is a DRAG…..We want coaches to show us the way to be happy…We engage in an endless loop pursuing  what we believe will bring us happiness. We have not made the decisions on how we want our life to play out….We follow what others tell us  because it is easy….but we follow and find no joy…..Life is blah…..so…we search the web again and find the places that will give us a glimmer of what life could be and we pay our big bucks for that moment of bliss when…..if we opened our eyes and looked around us….we would see everything we needed and wanted…..Right in front of us….FREE for the taking….you just gotta LOOK….. Rosie the wildwoman 

 

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I’m SO HAPPY I COULD JUST BUBBLE

I’m SO HAPPY I COULD JUST BUBBLE, originally uploaded by Rosie the wildwoman.

Happiness is not known by the things that own you but by the free bubbles we all have inside us just waiting to be released.

………………..Rosie the wildwoman

THE ONLY SOLUTION

I AM SO GLAD I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE PERSON WHO LEADS OUR COUNTRY THAT WILL SOLVE MY PROBLEMS. I NEED TO SOLVE MY PROBLEMS,

 I NEED TO QUIT LIVING ON CREDIT, I NEED TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS WITH MY SPENDING, I NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT THINGS, IT IS ABOUT BEING CONTENT. 

I AM THE ONE IN CHARGE OF MY LIFE AND MY HAPPINESS AND I DO NOT NOR WILL NOT BLAME A SINGLE PERSON FOR WHERE THIS COUNTRY IS AT THIS TIME….I DO NOT EXPECT ONE MAN OR ONE PARTY TO FIX THINGS… I NEED TO FIX THINGS IN MY LIFE AND QUIT DEPENDING ON OTHERS OR BLAMING OTHERS . I NEED TO  ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR WHERE OUR COUNTRY IS AT THIS TIME AND TO TRY TO DO BETTER….NO ONE CAN DO IT FOR ME…..

WHEN THE USA GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH LIVING GOD’S WORD, THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE ENJOYED WILL COME BACK…..

NO SINGLE MAN CAN DO THAT……SO I SURE HOPE BARACK OBAMA IS A CHRISTIAN….NOT ONE OF THE ONES THAT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND…..

WHEN GOD SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH…WHEN THE FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS AND THE BIG VOICE SAYS “GAME OVER” WHICH SIDE WILL I BE ON WINNERS OR LOSERS????

IN ALL OF CREATION….GOD’S HAND APPEARS

On the eve of a wasteful spending political campaign on all levels of our government…..is anyone asking where the bailout money went??? or why so much money is spent to try to make up my mind for me when I can read, decide and vote all on my own without the help of the special interests….Still voting my values based on God’s word….Rosie the wildwoman

Everyone has their OWN Agenda…

Every human being has one thing in common….We all have our own agenda…..We embrace those things that matter to us….We try to surround ourselves with things that make us feel good….It is so much easier to feel good than to question why….. We All have formed beliefs….Where do these come from???  Have we ever questioned why we believe one thing or another?   When we dismiss RELIGION have we every questioned ourselves as to WHY?  Have we every wondered what God would be like without man-made RELIGION…..Have we ever thought how easy it is to dismiss GOD when we relate him to “old-Time Religion????Have we ever thought about how easy it is to live on the surface and not face the deep down in the gut truths that refuse to be dismissed.   There is only one truth……Our body will die….We will close our eyes, take our last breath, our body will grow cold and stiff but where is our soul going????For us that believe it will soar on the wings of an eagle….It will rest in peace until it unites with our body in heaven and enjoys the  eternal life that is promised to all than believe….. Do I appear smug???   Nope…….just content  and you can feel it too……  

Wow…lots of talking to come to this point…….whoever is elected president of the united states in 2008 will be elected because it is God’s plan to fulfill his word….No more no…less……Makes it kinda easy to vote cause whoever you vote for is OK since you are not in control anyway……..Happy Voting Day……

When Faith and Courage Falter (click here)

What do you do when you are building a building during the worse possible economic time? 

What do you do when your house is not selling in the worse possible economic time?

 What do you do when all your planning is to no avail?

Doubts creep in and if you let them, can steal your happiness and cloud your eyes to all the blessings you enjoy……

God has a wonderful way of slapping me upside the head and saying “STOP IT!!!!” Go forth…..I will provide…….

And I am given a glorious rainbow to affirm his love and that he will always take care of me…..

Faith is a STRESS BUSTER

ARE YOU ALIVE RIGHT NOW AT THIS MOMENT?

DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU ARE????? BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR FATHER MADE THE CONSCIOUS DECISION AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU WERE JUST A SEED TO LET YOU LIVE…..THEY HAD A CHOICE AND THEY CHOSE TO LET YOU LIVE.

NOW YOU ARE WALKING, BREATHING, LIVING, EXISTING, HOPEFULLY DOING SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE, AND IT IS ALL BECAUSE YOU WERE ALLOWED TO LIVE.

HOW….I MEAN….REALLY HOW…..CAN ANYONE BREATHING TODAY……NOT GIVE THAT CHANCE TO THE NEXT SEED?????

ENTHUSIASM

“Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the
world. It beats money and power and
influence. It is no more or less
than faith in action.”
- Henry Chester

Creativity playground

Creativity playground, originally uploaded by Rosie the wildwoman.

who would not have a smile on their face surrounded by creativity produced in a creativity playground. Seven women, tons of hand thrown plates, 3 color palette, brushes and told to “GO FOR IT” Having never done this before….WOW…..we are all creative….it just takes…..letting go…..do it…..NOW…go forth and create and feel the happiness….Rosie the wildwoman

The Artist Way 2008 Oregon Coast Word Cloud and beyond

From Jalene: I don’t know exactly what you’re up to but, I love it. 

This journey of exploration has been unlike any other experience in my life. The reading opened me to new ways of thinking and feeling while the tasks challenged me to go deeper into myself. Being with other like-minded women felt like a warm, safe blanket wrapped around me as I delved into the new world inside me. As this journey comes to a technical end, I find a particular knowing coming to me over and over in many diverse situations. “I am enough.”

From: Joy: What a rush! It was refresher course on how to live life and a jolt in the arm to push me toward following my writers’ call. Wonderful wild women doing wonderful wild things in a mundane and tame world. Wild women rock!

 From: Merry Ann: Having a mind set that God created me creative has changed a lot for me.  I will take care of the quantity and He will take care of the quality.  Those are brand new thoughts for me.  Even taking care myself as an artist has been an amazing growth process for me.  The morning pages have put me in touch with my self.  The comment of Jalene that “If I’m not in touch with me, who’s going to be?” really is so true.  I pour out my soul in “blurts” which was also a new concept for me.  Playing was also a forgotten past time.  I am now playing at my art.  I have a easel and a drafting board both.   The easel is brand new and I don’t know that I would have purchased it if I hadn’t had the Artist Way going for me.  I do need to spoil the artist in side of me with a purchase every now and then.  

 Each chapter in the Artist Way has given me insight into my own art work.  Rosie noted that as soon as I started to give my sketches to people I had a break through.  That was the direct result of my answer to the question, “What would I do if I had all the money I could ever use?” “I’d give my art away and never care that people understood the poetry in the drawing.”    Rebecca and Jalene and Mindy being connected to the Sitka Center made me remember how much I have loved that area for decades – since the 70’s.   The experience of glazing plates sang a new melody into my heart.  I was enchanted by the heron I would see every morning and had a chance to draw him in quick glazes that stayed in place.  Rebecca let me use one of the nicest brushes that practically painted by itself.  Mindy reminded us that glazing is chemistry.  

The night that Rosie, Mindy and I painted my patio will live on for probably a century because concrete lasts forever.  It was more than fun; it was a dream coming true.  What a great reminder of a way of living that expands your vision of art to the ordinary and beyond.  Rosie inspires me with laughter and how she really gets excited about art work.  She is like an energy tonic.  She could create a Jackson Pollock extravaganza before she knew who he was.  She is greatness personified.  Unintimidated with the formal art world she moves into a larger arena gracefully.  

 Joy made me understand that I could be the patron for my own work.  The synergy of artist is one of the most nurturing feelings.  The Artist Way taught me to be free and supportive of the other artists who come into my life.  Appreciation is part of it, but there was so much more as each week the synchronicity of the weeks miracles was reported to the group.  There were miracles in my life that I  might have seen but more likely I would have dismissed them as coincidences.  I

Even my real estate work has turned into a more creative path for me.  Certainly the Artist Date each week made an impression on me.  Buying frames instead of a TV and putting up my art work changed my view of me.  I have always suspected that if I didn’t do art work I would find destructive things to do to myself and one of those things is food.  The Artist Way 2008 on the Oregon Coast helped me lose about 14 lbs.  Being happier and playing with the art materials has been a breakthrough on so many levels I can hardly tell you how much more alive I feel.  Oh by the way my real estate production has taken off during this period as well so there goes one more myth I might have held onto. 

From Rebecca: I’m so grateful to this little group for the constant support and thoughtful gatherings we have had over the last 12 weeks. Even when we weren’t able to meet regularly or veered from the week’s agenda, just knowing the group was there and committed to the same path was deeply restorative and reassuring. I especially loved our actively creative meetings when we drew or painted while we talked about the Book and Exercises.  I would love to reconvene again in the future and see what changes we’ve all made.  Thanks so much for everyone’s devotion to me and  this worthwhile process. You have all been so generous! 

From Mindy: Artist way has been a deep adventure into the motivations of my soul. I have learned to understand my weaknesses and push my strengths. I have a special place in my daily routine for Morning Pages and have sacred ferocity for artist dates. Mostly though I have enjoyed spending time with you wonderful ladies.

From Rosie: ..Who would have known the scope of our wonderful journey we have traveled with The Artist Way 2008 Oregon Coast.  One moment in time, the wheels are set in motion and the journey begins.  How can I convey to each of you what you mean to me…….The Artist Way was the fabric but you all are the glue…..You set in motion a feeling of sameness, of friendship, of playing, of listening to the beat of everything that we humans are…..6 women, all different but the same……I can not tell you what this has meant to me….This bond has pushed me farther than I probably wish to go…..The Artist Way and you all came into my life for a purpose and I can feel it helping me with my walk in this world…..I want you all to know…….How much I appreciate each and every one of you….