At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.

Choice by choice, moment by moment, I build the necklace of my day, stringing together the choices that form artful living.

Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

Answered prayers are scary. They imply responsibility. You asked for it. Now that you've got it, what are you going to do? Why else the cautionary phrase Watch out for what you pray for; you might just get it?

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.

All of us contain a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows.