A year of letting go....

This year,
So much letting go in a few short months. The next step is to create a book. Not just to 'create' it, but, to let go of it. If you are a writer you will understand what I mean. It is a part of myself that is longing to be released. That longing has been building up for so long that it is blocking me in some ways from moving on.

So this is it.
This year. I ran across a website earlier this year and was reminded recently about it. This year I will participate in the challenge to write, on a timetable, and will unblock what it is that has been welling up within me for so long.

Another inspiration is a dear friend who is releasing her newest work very soon. This and the challenge together with so many other little 'clues' are driving the energy behind what is soon to be my own work completed.

How about you? What creative nurturing have you been longing to embark on? What is welling up to be released in the form of art, literature, discovery..... Your inner desire to clear away what is blocking you? Nurture Your Creativity. Let's embark on this journey together.

In Joy,
GypsyOwl

An Opportunity to Make Choices....

Good Morning,

Each day is an opportunity to make choices.
From the choice between coffee or tea, the path to work or school to the more complicated and more significant choices that life in general presents to us.

What kind of music will I listen to today?
What book will I read?
What program will I watch?
What will I eat or drink?
What will I wear?
Who will I talk with?

What are my principles?
What are my preferences?

(sorting the two, help me at the most important crossroads each day)

Where will I venture, travel or explore?
How will I nurture my creativity today?
How will I nurture others today?
What will I learn?
What will I spend time meditating upon?

What will I 'think' about?

How will I feel?

Perhaps not a profound concept in itself, but, do we make choices for ourselves,
Or do we allow ourselves to drift along following others?
Do we follow our dreams?
Or do we even take the time to find out what our dreams are?

An early morning musing about choices.
I believe that I will take each question a bit more seriously this morning after I have some coffee and listen to a little Dan Fogelberg or other 'easy listening" oldies. As I go through my day, I will be staying in each moment and useing my energy to participate in the small and the not so small choices that present themselves along the way.

IN JOY Brightest Blessings,
GypsyOwl

Some of my choices for today..........
Music Today:
Cat Stevens "Oh Very Young"
Dan Fogelberg "Same Old Lang Syne"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Teach Your Children"
Anita Baker "Giving You The Best That I Got"

Art Today: A logo I made for the GO_Kids forum over the weekend.
This still needs some work.









School Today:
Math. Business Math class begins today.
Finish up Geography course assignment index. ( Grade A ! )

Work Today:
Various tasks on my list to work on throughout the day. Primary task is to finish the September update on the shopping page/menu for the website.

Writing:
I am preparing for my very first NaNoWriMo participation.

A few other things: A nap, A call to a friend, and some cooking.

The 'thought' for today, for those moments when things feel differently than I have decided to feel today.....

"Butterfly shaped Stars"
I will imagine that every star in the sky is a butterfly.

What would you 'think' of?

New Beginnings

• It seems that every day is a New Beginning.
  There are so many small and not so small new beginnings all around. With the new season beginning I have an update about the GypsyOwl world of networking, creativity and business.
  
  What began as a few designs and a small art gift shop has grown over time.
  I am pleased that my dreams are manifesting step by step each day. The newest department of the GypsyOwl world is Website Hosting services. Let me back up a bit and list the departments in approximatley the order that they came into existence.
• 
  
  GypsyOwl.com (new website soon)
• 
  GypsyOwl's Studio (you are here)
• 
  GypsyOwl's Studio and Gifts
  Art Workshops (online workshops where I share the techniques I use to create my artwork)
  Get the new FREE software so you are ready for the next workshop!
• GypsyOwl.org
• 
  GypsyOwl's Tree House forum (Private forum)
• 
  GypsyOwl's Tree House JR (a forum for kids)
• 
  GypsyOwl Organization Shopping (a network of members, advertiser's and affiliate's business links)
• GypsyOwl Organization Networking Services (Forums for personal & business)
  
  GypsyOwlCommerce.org (a NEW Hosting Service)
  

I am still a full time student, creating artwork in my relaxation time and having a lot of fun working with people who are promoting their business' and nurturing thier creativity.

The next Art workshop will be announced soon. Get the Gimp Software ahead of time so you will be ready to jump right in for the workshop.

Free Software

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. The terms of usage and rules about copying are clearly listed in the GNU General Public License.

New Beginnings, Starting a new Season of the year, Or of my life.... I am grateful that in the midst of all the changes, endings and 'letting go' events of the past year...I am able to see New Beginnings with Joy and Anticipation.

IN JOY Brighest Blessings, GypsyOwl