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keep breathing

Hello, reader.  What’s your prayer life, lately?  What do you ask for and thank for?  I ask for help as I keep breathing.   Holy Mother, Mother of God, please bless me today to feel my feelings, work through anxiety, keep breathing, and be kind to myself and others.  Please help me trust I will… Read More »

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pregnant frog empress holding hands with death

Hello, how are you doing?  Nearly finishing up my Friendship Artalong tarot month, I embroidered a pregnant frog empress holding hands with death.  Probably that’s not something you see every day. I started at a round breast.  Then the pregnant belly.  I looked online at pics of women sitting cross legged, getting ideas for the… Read More »

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making videos

I like making videos to talk about what matters to me.  This video What is ecstatic dance? is four and a half minutes long, my attempt at a short overview, as opposed to a longer, in depth video I made about ecstatic dance last year.  Please view and share with friends. I also like making… Read More »

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rose

Hello, how are you doing?  Ming and I went to Thai food the other night.  We needed some dinner.  In the parking lot, I saw this rose. It’s like a rose my mom would grow in her garden.  When I was a kid, her favorite color was red.  When I was an adult, not sure… Read More »

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art is transcendence

Art is transcendence.  I love art as spiritual experience.  It’s a reason I’m still alive.  What else would I have done?  I’m not good at making money.  I didn’t make any people.  Art is how I live.  Art and love. I was talking about how art is transcendence with friends in a small group ministry… Read More »

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Ming’s ancestors

Hello, how are you doing?  We’ve been going to cemeteries lately to honor the dead.  Tis the season!  We visited the ashes of Ming’s ancestors in Oakland, California. content warning: death and more death First we went to a cemetery with mausoleum.  I didn’t get pics of that.  But we walked around.  Ming told me… Read More »

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vows

Oh hey, how are you doing?  Did you take any good vows lately? When I got married to Ming, we spoke some nice ones. I’ll always be your friend. I’ll always love you. I’ll stay with you through hard times. I’ll hold you as my dearest incarnation of God. We’re doing a good job with… Read More »

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what to mourn

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about what to mourn.  Here’s a list of ideas if you need some alternatives to mourning what others are mourning.  I imagine a flower falling into a hole in the ground for each of these items listed. what to mourn Mourn your own childhood.  The good parts,… Read More »

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art about my dad

Hello, I made some art about my dad.  I actually made it for my niece.  I was supposed to see her when Ming and I were in the area, and I was going to hand it to her. But then her coworker got covid, and she didn’t want to share a germ.  So she canceled. … Read More »

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deep respect cub care jaguar

Hello, how are you doing?  I painted this deep respect cub care jaguar.  Thought you might like to see it. Deep respect cub care jaguar is craft paint on reclaimed product packaging card stock.  It’s based on a photo of a sculpture I saw online.  In the sculpture photo, I can see the Jaguar is… Read More »