Archive for October, 2006
Flannery O’Connor said “Never second guess inspiration”. I think that is a good reminder since I suspect all of us have dreams, ideas and gut feelings that we perhaps consider briefly, then ignore. Later we might have an experience that reminds us that we would have been better off had we listened. It is really a challenge in the busy-ness of today’s world to PAY ATTENTION. So many times we are just getting through the day thinking about what needs to be done. I am guilty of that; I make too many lists.Â
Anything that wakes you out of routine thought or action is worth a second look. Write it down, make a sketch note, say it out loud (under your breath even) to make it more real. Honor your individual wisdom and energy. And respect the ideas of others. We are in a critical time on Earth when harmonious and creative adaptability will save the planet
Namaste
Amy
October 28th, 2006
The Shop is now live, enabling easy online purchasing! Â
Crows in Old Madrona, (seen as a detail on the home page banner) is now available as a Giclee print in three sizes. Look for it in the Birds Gallery!
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October 12th, 2006
Hi, I’ve been away for several weeks on a 3400 mile road trip, hiking in seven National Parks in Utah and Wyoming. In contrast to the soft cobalt skies of a sunny day in the Pacific Northwest, the high desert skies were a mix of deep thalo and ultramarine blues. Set against the warm red rock landscape, the effect was stunning.  We had fun looking for flora and fauna native to that region and soaking in the heat before winter rains begin here at home.
In Bryce National Park, Utah we guessed that 80% of tourists were from outside the USA. I hadn’t been around so many foreign language sounds since visiting Ellis Island.  Besides the favorable exchange rate, I’m sure the foreign visitors went for the same reason most others go - to see a unique and magnificant landscape, and to stand in the experience of geologic-time. I was awestruck by the expanse and humbled by my effort to put my own lifespan in the perspective of 360 million years.Â
I figure, since it is so overwhelming to think of the insiginificant speck that our lifespans represent on such a vast timeline, that it is best to just focus on doing good in the world - whatever that might mean to each individual. One small act I decided to repeat more often, is to donate 10% of my profits via www.GOODmagazine.com. Click the link or read my “GOOD” post to find out more about them. A subsription for a freind lets you select a gift that makes a lasting impact.
Namaste,
AmyÂ
October 11th, 2006
Hello,
I mentioned GOOD magazine in my Travel Notes post.  GOODmagazine.com is all about promoting positive contributions to the earth and its people, plants and animals trying to make their way in it. 100% of the $20 you pay for a subscription goes to a cause of your choosing from a list of 12, such as, Room to Read (rural education); Unicef (assisting children worlwide); WWF (wildlife conservation), Ashoka (system changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems), Creative Commons (enabling legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational and scientific works); Millenium Promise (working to end global poverty) and others, equally important.
Please look at their website to learn more. www.GOODmagazine.com
Thanks,
Amy
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October 11th, 2006
