You are it. You are on your life’s journey. It doesn’t get any better than this- so make the most of it. Each day, each hour, each second, counts for all of eternity. It’s not ‘out there’. It’s right here – in the relationship that you have with the smallest moments of your life. The glance you catch. The color of someone’s tie, the sunlight on water, the feel of your own skin. When you stop and let yourself be struck dumb by the beauty of life as it is, you discover yourself immersed in it, supported by it and loved immeasurably. Your open heart guarantees moments of astonishment, bliss and wonder. These create a path where there is no path. And you may just find a life where there was previously a wasteland.

Janet Balboa (#janetbalboa) is an artist, writer and teacher living in the Chicago suburbs. Read more
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🌙Sliding in at the very last minute... my Moon girl 'Genevieve'. Named after my neighbor who seems a very bright light to me indeed. Painted for The Rauecenter.org fundraiser.
The Flower of Life informs this work- I wanted to work with the cycle of life, death, and rebirth that is so beautifully and relentlessly expressed in the composition and decomposition of nature.
On my radar. Many projects going at once, keeping my interest.
Moondance
Thursday Mandala Class. 4 weeks
⚘️Thursday Mandala Class 10:30-12
Finding the shapes and patterns hidden in a blank piece of paper...engaging artistically with shadow work helps to identify what it is that might need attention, awareness and care within us.
Work in Progress.
A beautiful fabulous evening.❤️❤️❤️