More Bliss

"Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded."

-Shelley, Mary Godwin   Frankenstein
Frankenstein's monster. Ch10

Frankenstein's monster may not have seen bliss but I am convinced it is all around us, often hidden in little things. Sometimes it is hard to see especially when negative emotions such as grief, fear or anger cloud our souls.

When it is BIG BLISS, it often relates to people - those we love. Or to the callings of our souls, our passions, our goals - work we would do regardless of payment. If it is hard to see bliss, as it was for the monster, sometimes the easiest way to find it is to focus on the small, on the little things that bring us joy and bliss.

I am still not my usual happy self after last month's death of my sister, so that is what I have tried to do for this month's theme of Bliss for CED2010, -- focus on the little things that bring me a sense of bliss. It does help.

Monday: Zen doodles are indeed very "zen"-like to me and really help bring me to a much calmer and often blissful state.

Tuesday: The sight and smell of my wonderful peonies and their satiny texture bring a smile to my face. Wish I could paint them better though!

Wednesday: I love my Kindle!The last trip I went on pre-Kindle, I put all my books and papers in an extra bag on the way home - it weighed 18 pounds! My Kindle fits in my purse and so far I have 70+ books on it and a variety of pdf documents. No paper. No extra weight. Lots of choice in what to read! Bliss!

Thursday: Mmmm, I love a glass of  good red wine. I'm partial to zins and merlot, but most are bliss!

Friday: Some nice cheese to go with that zin.... mmm

Saturday: Living in a northern climate, often the weather can get us down, so when the warm sun comes out from behind the clouds, as it did on Saturday, the feeling on my skin was bliss! (Of course, like wine, cheese and chocolate - too much of a good thing is not more bliss but often just the opposite!)

Sunday: Dang my scanner! It doesn't like pencil drawings or this watercolour pencil sketch. Holding Hands. If you click on it, there is a bit of an improvement but it looks much better in my book!

Also all through this month, running through my head has been this song "Kissing" by Bliss. I can't figure out how to have it embedded here from Youtube but the link takes you to there! A great song!

Did you find a way to find and enjoy some small or large Bliss in your life this week? I hope so! I look forward to seeing or hearing about it!

Music and Home Melding in My Mind and on the Page

Another week and another 7 days of little creations. Hope you all had a great creative week! This week I had a few songs, and rhymes stuck in my head. So I tried to play with those. As I write this blog post, I am playing with some links to go with those thoughts and these images of mine!

Monday:

 

As you can see, The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" was the first song.  I'm still humming it! (Argh!)

Tuesday: Next was a rhyme or Nursery Tale - but my version looks nothing like the old boots I usually see! This is an old lady who got her home (and style) back in the '70s! And now her home is back in style!

  

Wednesday: Back (way back) to songs, and this one kept creeping in while I was thinking of the theme Home.-

  

Thursday: There were a number of road songs that also came to mind. So many ways to live life on the road or Highway...

  

Friday: While there were doghouse songs, this one wasn't inspired by them. It just jumped in and gave me a chance to play more with Zen doodles.

  

Saturday: Thinking of dogs made me think of cats. Favourite places within a house are where cats feel most at home: Here is one of them (with a bit of a zentangle flavour.)

  

Sunday: I guess I wasn't done with music. A happy home often exudes it...

  

Also this week, I continued my work on creating a fit body and exercised five times. I also continued working on creating a clean, less cluttered home and finished the drawers and shelves in the upstairs bathroom. I went to see others' creativity again - this time to my daughter's Art Teacher's photo exhibit. Awesome!!  Unfortunately nothing on the web to link to that I could find. I tried a new Challenge with my "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" post.  

A few weeks ago, Upsidedown B posted her evolution of headers, so I thought I would change mine. I loved that starfish from Virgin Gorda, so I didn't want to make a dramatic change. For now I am going with a variation of that theme.

Before: 

 

After:

I'm not sure I am in love with this so I suspect it will continue to evolve, but it is a start! I love Bee's idea! Have any of the rest of you evolved your blog header? Have you posted about it? If you do, I'd love to see them so please comment and let me know!

Hope you all have a productive and creative week ahead! Thanks for your comments here. I'm looking forward to seeing your new efforts!