The Power of Now

“As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love - even the most simple action.” 
                                                                                                                             ― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

Did you know that as you "create" you are actively working in the present moment.  That's what I love about painting.  It calms the mind and soul and allows you to be right where you are.  In the now.  

Create something today and work on bringing your life into the present moment.  

Paula

Olive Baskets

 What is it about this simple slatted basket that catches my eye every time I see one?  I'm not sure, but for some reason I'm drawn to them. They are big and rustic and different. I like different.  Maybe it's the possibility that my past Calabrian relatives over in Italy used these buckets to gather olives from their orchards and rinse them off at the end of the day and I'm somehow connected to this past lifestyle. Ok, probably not, but I'm drawn to them anyway. :)

Look what I found at Target yesterday!  It's not an original but it will work just the same.

Paula

Fruit Of The Spirit - Kindness

Kindness comes from the heart.  It can be a gentle reach, a lending hand or a gesture towards someone or something that shows you care.

Soften your heart today.  Find a way to extend kindness in some way as you move through the day.  It can be an encouraging smile towards a stranger, an email or message sent to a friend or a small gesture that encourages you to reach out of your comfort zone a bit.

The kindness you extend....comes back to you tenfold.  Imagine if we each practiced kindness every day?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

(Galatians 5:22-23 ESV

Paula