Dragon

"Some days the dragon wins." 

Not my quote but I will always

remember it. Some days we don't

win even after doing our best. We

haven't failed on those days. Because

we have done our best. 

  

 

I have painted many pictures of dragons

and I have had days when YES the dragon

wins. A good day to read a book, or to

find a calm way to relax. There will be 

dragon days and yet there aren't many

of them. So I smile and say, "Hello 

dragon."

    

I want you to know that you can smile
on days like that, knowing that 
tomorrow will be better; you can smile
and say "Hello dragon."

 

O The Pressure

We live in a stress for success world

and O how the pressure builds.

It may make you want to scream and

yell and utter some expletives, words

we shouldn't ever use, O so fowl, and

unexceptable.

We need to take a time out for ourseleves

to rest and let go of the pressure and stress,

and remember to believe in us. We need to

believe that we are doing our best, and that

our best is good enough. We need to throw

out the negative stuff in us and focus on

positive thoughts, which will lift our spirits up.

Of YES when I feel stressed and O so much

pressure, I focus on all the good things, the

real treasures that life offers.

      

 

Chaos

I showed this painting to my wife and

she said, "It is a man crying out in chaos."

O course she was right; yes many feel

O so lost in a world where they can't find

themselves, a world without any order

in their lives, and often panicked by it.

There is only one way out of chaos,

to find something that we believe in,

and live it. Twelve step groups call

their higher power. As for me it will

always be God. I have learned to

trust God in all things, and I do my

best to do what I believe,

No I am not preaching. I'm just

sharing who I am and what works

for me; it's how I deal with chaos

and I hope it helps you to find 

order instead of chaos in your lives. 

          

 

Generations

We journey on a path of generations;

so many preceded us and so many

will follow us. So many stories and

some long ago shared in a circles

around a fires, stories that are a

part of us and we add on to them.

All generations connected, some

for the good, and some that may

be bad, but we create the future

for new generations with our choices

and with our actions. We can change

the destiny of future generations.

To know our roots is to know where

we have come from. To embrace our 

goals and dreams is to know where

we are going.         

Emotions

Some days are emotions are at war

with each other. It's often hard to

sort through them and figure out

whats going on inside of us. The

first thing do do is calm down; 

only then will we find out where

those emotions come from.

Other wise, those emotions may

take control of us and cause us

all kinds of problems. But it is

so easy to focus on how we feel

because in one sense our emotions

are who and what we are then.

As for me. meditation in silence is

the key to find our place of peace.

         

 

No Faces

This is my newest folk art painting.

You may be wondering why they

have no eyes, mouths, and noses.

The reason is that all of us have

O so many faces depending on

the occasions and YES our feelings.

Faces are outlets for our feelings

and they also express so many 

things about us. But we don't

make those faces. They come from

all that is within us, and we can't

control what they say to others.

We can only change what lies 

within us and some days that

may be very hard to do.     

 

 

The True You

Please don't let a mistake you made

define who you are today. Some 

people may try to manipulate you by

using your past mistakes as a case.

Please tell that he or she,

"That's not me, and I refuse to live

in the past."   

The true you is growing and it is moving

on to the new you that you are becoming.

We don't need to be perfect to smile and

Celebrate ourlives and the awesome person

that we are becoming. The truth about us

is that we are becoming, 

and we are someone precious,

  

Please define yourself with the best things

about you. That is the true you. Yes we are

all a whole lot better than our mistakes.     

   

 

Awe and Wonder

When I think about life

I am filled with awe and wonder.

Our human bodies are so

complex and so well designed.

The thought of how all of that

has come together is a true

wonder. 

Often I stand up my hands

reaching toward the sky  

to touch the Spirit of my

creator and humbly give 

thanks and praise. Each of

us is so unique in O so 

many ways. We are unique

and unrepeatable miracles.

Yes, as for me, I am in awe

and wonder of the miracle

of life. Each day is such a 

very special gift.