Art Slam

Writing does not come easily to me these days. In fact, I have found it a challenge to express myself creatively. My mojo is definitely ebbing and flowing.  There seems to be more ebb than flow. A stripping of sorts…pruning. As various layers of who I was are peeled away, I am left with the essence of who I am. Do I like this person I am becoming?

I do.

She is like a quiet storm. She is confident and compassionate. She loves completely and is learning that she is loved. She is accepted. She does not need to know how things will turn out…she has faith. She trust God totally. She understands that not everyone will be comfortable with who she is becoming, but she allows herself to be changed because it is for the best. She is tender and vulnerable. She does not worry…as often as she used to. She believes.

I am learning that sometimes you have to ebb more than is comfortable so that you can flow…freely and abundantly.

I have been toying with the idea of making prints of my favorite photographs available for purchase. I have had many inquiries about it and I am excited to announce my Life Inspired Photography shop is officially open. This is just the beginning as I prepare to add more prints to the shop in the coming weeks.

For now, I am featuring my fruit series and there are matting services available for an additional fee. I will be adding more of my fruit images and showcasing another series called Serenity. I am very excited about this new venture.

One of my goals for this year was to bring more value to the Art Slam for my readers. I would love to hear your ideas and learn more about what you want to see when you visit here. If you click here, the link will take you to a short survey. I look forward to seeing your answers. Have a great day!

While attending Blissdom last month, Disney provided the attendees with a special preview of Yanni Voices. Now, you may be flashing back to what you knew of Yanni from back in the day, but this presentation was more than I expected and I am looking forward to seeing the entire show on PBS starting tonight in many markets. As an added bonus, Disney surprised us by sending two of the featured performers, Nathan Pacheco and Ender Thomas. If only you could have heard over 250 women screaming like they had not seen men in years. It was truly a sight to behold. Before Nathan and Ender came into the room, tweets had been flying all over Twitter about how hot the men were and other comments I simply can’t mention here.

Be sure to check out the special and the sneak peek of Yanni Voices, as well as check the listings to see when it will be showing in your area.

I would also like to thank One2One Network for helping get the word out about Yanni Voices and for being a great host of Blissdom.

Music is one of my favorite artistic expressions. I’ve been listening to some songs lately that sit very well with my soul. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Chrisette Michele – Best of Me Her voice is amazing.

Anthony David – Words I love this song, love the video, simply love it. And, it does not hurt he is singing this with India.Arie.

Kevin Sandbloom – Viva Los Angeles I saw him perform in Cincinnati and it was amazing. Deeply soulful.

Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work ( I love Maxwell’s version of this song, too.)

Maxwell – Get to Know Ya I love his music and his absence from the music scene is driving me crazy.

I arrived home from Blissdom fired up and ready to go. There were two tracks, Apprentice and Maven. I decided to take the Maven tracks since I have been blogging for a while and I wanted to hear what seasoned bloggers had to say. To my surprise, a lot of the panelists had not been blogging any more than a year. I did appreciate that the tracks were organized and for the most part informative. The moderators did a great job of keeping the sessions moving and on time.

The sessions for the Maven track were:

• Content/Readership
• Social Media/Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing
• PR, Marketing & Ad Agencies/Networks
• Branding
• Book Deals

I enjoyed listening to Liz Strauss, Arianne Segerman, Megan Jordan and Allison Worthington during the Branding track. These ladies kept it real and that made their session one of the best. They gave good commonsense advice on how to improve your blog and enhance your voice.

It was great meeting new people and discovering new blogs to read as well as seeing old friends. What was interesting about this conference was everyone asked  you what your Twitter handle was and if they were not following you at the time, they were by that evening. Seems to me everyone had a great time. I know I did.

Pride, I am filled with so much pride. Thankful, and so hope-full. This moment fills me up with unwavering faith for the human spirit and what we are capable of doing when we come together. Congratulations, President Barack Obama. God Bless You and America.

I am…

passionate

sometimes blue

intense

a loud laugher

a friend for life

sensitive

a quote collector

working on being in the moment more

an avid reader

practicing yoga

not a milk drinker

not admitting I am slightly addicted to twitter and facebook

a much improved photographer

a student of life

a fan of bad ass boots

a Prince fanatic

I was tagged by Tracy after reading her 16 things. So, consider yourself tagged! I look forward to reading your sixteen.

Because I love her to pieces and she asked me to, go here and view the video.