Bumches of Holiday Celebrations

I am not a subscriber to standard "religious" beliefs. I consider myself a strongly spiritual person, but most people would place me in the Pagan column instead of the Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, etc column. Nonetheless, this weekend seems to be a confluence of many different religious beliefs into one overwhelming song of thanks to whatever Creator they may want to believe in. I can't consider that a bad thing. After all - positive energy can only revitalize people and kind words between people will go on and be passed to others, making a very nice day for many. So, even though it seems that the world is going to hell in a handbasket (always enjoyed that saying even though how or why hell would ever want to be in a handbasket...), I wish you - all of you - the very best of a Good Passover, a Blessed Easter, and whatever other religious celebration might be scheduled for the next few days that I don't know about. Celebrate with your family members and your friends. In my turn, I will continue my attempts to act in a positive manner, to encourage creative thought, and to help my local economy by eating out somewhere on Sunday.




I did indulge and purchased two books by Danny Gregory which were delivered yesterday - "The Creative License" and "An Illustrated Life". "The Creative License" works with a variety of techniques to allow you to be comfortable creating art of your choice. It gives you permission to be creative and to feel more comfortable with that choice. "An Illustrated Life" offers a look into the personal sketchbooks of a variety of artists, illustrators, designers, etc. By looking at these sketchbooks and reading the artist's words, an insight can be achieved about how they channel their own creativity. One thing I have already learned is that self-doubt is prevalent in these people also, and that they are simply brave enough to face the world with a sketchbook in hand. I think I need to work on this also, and I recommend these books to anyone who might be wanting to spread their own creative wings.