Just don't waste it. (Your Sunday that is.)
Visit "The Soaring Impulse" if you would like to count your blessings, my favourite doctor in the whole wide world, Dr.Maithri Goonetilleke, is working feverishly to help the impoverished and AIDS stricken in Swaziland. You may like to wish him well while you are there because he is under the weather...(email forthcoming Maithri, hang in there my friend xo)
Why not challenge yourself to a little creativity today?
Use only the words in my photo to manifest a poem for our enjoyment in comments. Best poem in comments wins a prize! {A set of photo notecards, so pretty! You'll love 'em, they're so cute!}
Here ya go; {isn't this exciting!}
- click "sea to sky sundays" for a glimpse of the hopeful, potential nature of Spring
- watch W Network this Thursday evening, we will be a small but meaningful part of the Divine Design with Candice Olson show
- take a photo of something hopeful and photoshop your favourite inspiring message onto it...post it to your fridge
- get outdoors and walk, go bowling (like me! 5 pin! after lunch!), or just meditate
- cook a delicious and nutritious dinner, with not a lot of salt, sugar or carbs, focus on lean protein and COLOUR {veggies!}
- link me to a favourite easy recipe that I can make in 30 mins or less during the week, I'm time challenged! or, come back and post one for me in comments if you don't have time right now...I can wait...I'm patient!!! :)
Enjoy, breathe deep, hug your family, manifest goodness for everyone in the world.
Did you know? A nun wearing a BLUE habit walked into the spa last week. She was from the Apostles of Infinite Love. Isn't that the coolest thing? www.magnificat.ca They work to help the impoverished in the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala...so very meaningful and beautiful. Service to others. What else is there?
...well there's this, right HERE; since my mum is completely enamoured with making amends to her carbon footprint...she has found that Woody himself is recommending we use vinegar in our fabric softner dispenser, and my word! This stuff really works well, and the bonus, it makes your colours brighter and your towels much more absorbent. Way to go Mum, and Woody Harrelson!!!
xoxo
I ink the blue metaphor in the canvas.
Posted by: Yoli | February 15, 2009 at 11:43 AM
From beyond the MIASMA
I saw a being approach
A PSYCHEDELIC SHIMMER of BLUE and GREEN,
COULD it be an ANGEL,
perhaps a METAPHOR for the Earth?
With the RHYTHM of hearts beating time,
Unlike PAINT on CANVAS, there is more
To life than what we see before us.
Be BOLD, APPROACH LIFE IN more ORIGINAL ways
You will not find it HARD.
Remember, write your biography in permanent INK.
Posted by: | February 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM
That was me above...MUM...guess I wasn't signed in..!
Posted by: | February 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM
The Shimmer Angel~
I see her blue-ink rhythm.
Psychedelic.
Bold.
Original.
(This is you, Dear Gillian.)
p.s. LOVE today's post. xo
Posted by: Graciel @ Evenstar Art | February 15, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Approach the blue miasma green
see her life shimmer more
bold original rhythm hard
ink psychedilic paint
angel metaphor
MUAH
Posted by: gemma | February 15, 2009 at 01:39 PM
Guess I should have read the directions...
'use only the words in the photo!'
I always did have too much to say..
Mum
LOL
Posted by: sheila | February 15, 2009 at 02:26 PM
I guess it would have helped if I had read the directions properly..
Mum
LOL
Posted by: sheila | February 15, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Love your Sea to Sky Sundays! No time to write a poem at the moment. How I wish I could see that episode of HGTV! Please make a DVD of it? I love that a nun wearing a blue habit walked into your spa. Lovely, hopeful post, dear Gill. xoxox
Posted by: Tara Bradford | February 15, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Aloha Gillian..
Hard miasma in the ink..
I see her Blue Angel approach..
The canvas paint & psychedelic shimmer-ism..
Original life as metaphor
Soon could green bold rhythm.
PEace, Kai
Posted by: kai | February 15, 2009 at 03:36 PM
psychedelic rhythm in life
the bold canvas is her angel
soon approach
shimmer
the blue
the green
as in paint
her life hard but original
; )
Left a recipe on my blog today. Really easy.
Posted by: Christina | February 15, 2009 at 04:28 PM
oh thank you~! I am going to try this xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | February 15, 2009 at 08:32 PM
Hey there beautiful lady,
Thank you for your kind wishes! I'm feelin good again and I've got one month to go!!! One month! lol you'd think i was pregnant or somethin...
Make sure you write to me in Swaziland ya hear,
Much love to you and your Beautiful family,
You ARE the light,
M
Posted by: Maithri | February 15, 2009 at 11:06 PM
I approach
her blue metaphor
hard canvas, angel shimmer,
in bold original rhythm.
See? Life is.
Posted by: Jeaux | February 16, 2009 at 09:50 AM
I too Love "Dr.Maithri"..You've got us thinking with this one Gillian..need time.Holy moly...look at the poets already here!! xo
Posted by: naturegirl | February 16, 2009 at 03:18 PM
I approach blue paint
In the psychedelic shimmer and
I see her original rhythm is bold,
Canvas angel metaphor.....
this was fun:))
Posted by: shelagh | February 16, 2009 at 03:41 PM
Oh I love all of your poems! It is FUN!!!! Yay thanks for playing...keep em coming!
xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | February 16, 2009 at 04:39 PM
I could approach the canvas soon.....Paint in bold green,blue shimmer ink ...see her hard angel life as metaphor ..... original miasma....more psychdelic rythmism.
Posted by: pam aries | February 17, 2009 at 03:49 PM
That was fun...let's do it again! I feeel rich with poeticism(new word)
Posted by: Pam aries | February 17, 2009 at 03:52 PM
it might be early for this, but ..
black beans + corn + fresh strawberries + mango + avocado + cilantro + lime juice + sea salt + jalapeno = a bowl of happiness
mmmmmmmmm ..
I've been adding a splash of vinegar to my wash every time, but didn't realize it was good for fabric softener too! I did read somewhere that you could use baking soda for that ..
Posted by: elizabeth | February 17, 2009 at 08:37 PM
The Angel Shimmers.
I see her now,
a Blue original.
Who is more bold?
Her rhythm green.
She paint's her psychedelic canvas with
all of life's colors filled with metaphore
and rhythm!!
xox
Constance
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | February 17, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Oh i am definately trying that salad! Thank you!!! xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | February 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
the green blue ink on the canvas
a metaphor
her approach....psychedelic and original bold life
x...x
steph
Posted by: stephanie | February 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
I am late to the party, but I want to play tooooooo! This was difficult, cos there is only one certain verb (see) although shimmer, canvas and approach can be, as well. That's still only four. I fudged and used rhythm as a verb. So sue me, Ha! And although there are adverbs like "soon", there are none with -ly endings, so I had a tussle with this, but I used every word once, with no strays. Here is what I came up with, Gillian:
ISM
Soon, canvas.
the hard life miasma
is original psychedelic metaphor--
as ink could rhythm...
blue & green.
Approach, bold Angel, paint--
I see her
shimmer more.
Posted by: Shay | February 21, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Yay, thanks for playing Shay!
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | February 22, 2009 at 10:21 AM
No it's not cool about the Nun's from the Apostles of Infinite Love, they are not who they claim to be, I was there in the early 1970's, they have continually sexually, physically, and emotionally abused children there, they have been brought up on charges before, but not enough physical evidence, all you have to is look them up online. These people have destroyed many lives, so once again it's not cool, these people are child abusers.
Posted by: abused1969 | April 17, 2009 at 07:01 PM
I don't recall endorsing child abuse at any time during my post.
I think you misread me. What was and still is cool, is a nun walking into a
spa.
You mustn't paint every nun with the same brush. The same as I cannot say
that every commenter I have is unbiased and fair.
If you suffered under the care of these people I'm very sorry. No one
should have to endure abuse. That, like you said isn't cool.
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | April 17, 2009 at 08:33 PM
I didn't mean that you endorsed it, sorry if it came out that way, I just wanted you to know that these people are not as they seem, it is a very oppressive place with a history of child abuse, so don't believe what you see when a nun comes walking in, my sister was molested by one of these so called nuns, and many children were abused.
Posted by: abused1969 | April 17, 2009 at 08:37 PM
This makes me sick. Seriously. We should be able to trust wholeheartedly
some aspects of society.
Like nuns, police officers, doctors, etc.
What an awful thing for your sister to endure. I won't donate to them
again. :-)
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | April 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I agree, they have been investigated many times, and sued a couple of times but they always get away with, thanks for not donating anymore :)
Here is a link to one girl's story that was there, it's a very horrific account on what went on when we were there, just forewarning you about it if you don't want to read it.
http://www.trancenet.net/bcross/experiences/brenda/brenda.shtml
Posted by: abused1969 | April 18, 2009 at 02:41 PM