It is cold down here tonight, too, but the days are warming up to the lower 40′s so this snow will not last too long. I think we are supposed to have rain on wed. so that will wash it all away. It is beautiful.

As always, thank you so much Suki! Even today you remind us to go for what is right at the time.

Sometimes we also let our ego get in the way and put so much pressure on ourselves we actually don’t listen to that voice deep inside us. Of course, that whole idea of how we are responded to by others also makes a difference in our art. Knowing how to handle that makes a HUGE difference in the results of what we do.

Thanks so much, Miranda. You bring so many wonderful ideas to these conversations!

I am so glad I posted it again, too, Dianne! I am sure you were are able to get a lot out of what she has to say. I must watch this every other month or so…any time I am feeling any confusion…and it always gets me back on track! Oh, this is so good you are sharing it with your friends there, too. Writing and speaking from the heart is absolutely what makes this so appealing as well as speaking to any person who is involved with creative work.

It is amazing to hear about your creative year even with your husbands amazing challenges (which translated to your challenges). You wore many amazing shoes this year to be sure. I am quite sure you remained open to all the possibilities life had to share with you and that is always creative, I think.

I knew you would be very successful with your workshops there. I am so happy they have been so successful. The idea of combining yoga and intuitive painting makes the most sense. I find yoga has a profound effect on my work and the parallels are amazing! It is interesting how opening the body to allow it to relax into the ansas helps you do the same thing when you paint – open the spirit and relax into the possibilities. In both cases, you are relaxing into something larger than yourself. I love this idea, too, and can’t wait to hear how it progresses!

Thank you so much, Dianne, for your very special insights here. Your thinking brings so much to this discussion.

I am so glad you posted this link onto your site again! This is the first time that I have seen Elizabeth talk, she is so passionate and inspiring – I have saved the link to hear her again in a day or two. I also sent the link to friends here in Cape Town and they have responded with such enthusiasm! We all enjoyed her book so much – you could really tell that she was writing from the heart and I think this is why it became so popular.

I have had a really creative year, even with all Iain’s troubles! I really feel I am on the right path. I am conducting my 3rd workshop on Saturday (I am still repeating the same workshop having had so many applicants). One of the participants has approached me to do a collaborative workshop, combining yoga and intuitive painting! This has really got me excited. She wants to do the yoga side with me covering the painting side. Quite a challenge, since this is not nuts and bolts stuff….. lots to think about!!