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| New cat and mouse images on small oval dishes |
Thinking positively often gets a bad rap. A method for
keeping the mind above the fray, positive thinking and doing according to a
belief in a positive outcome can help establish a routine of thought that in
the long run will do more to advance the human condition than its opposite.
When I am focused on what is wrong in the world or in my life, looking at how things
haven’t gone exactly the way I had hoped or dreamed, I am doing myself a
profound disservice. For every critical voice in my head, seeing what isn’t
there, I am missing what is there. If instead of the critique, I enlist
gratitude, my head is suddenly taking a backseat to that which has more power
anyway – my heart. Love is the antidote to the ails of the world, even if the
world that I implore is my little corner of the world. My backyard.
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| James, Sage and Carrie wrapping dishes to ship |
In my backyard, the studio is preparing for the New York Gift Show, now known
as New York Now, as we wrap the fruits of our labors from these past few weeks. Deeply imbedded in the new work are images of animals and words
of inspiration that remind me, for one, of my commitment to keeping my head up,
or at least when I look up from my work, I am reminded to chose to see the beautiful
clouds in the sky, a bird in flight or hear wind rustling in the trees. I am
grateful.
