jack johnson

jack johnson
makes my ass move
and my smile BRIGHT
all teeth SHOWING

i always thot his stuff spoke to me

he's walked with me the last 2 years

i heard an interview
where he says most of his lyrics
are non-sense . mostly goofy utterances

lol . sounds like a stoner creative genius
HEH
i generally like them :)

and i thot

HA HA ...good lesson:

art that moves you . speaks TO YOU
it is not of the artist . it is of YOU
your movement

i love being reminded of that

wrote this a long time ago:
we pause, we look, we listen, we understand

we react personally
to someone else's wanderings

they are someone else's
and yet, when we can stop long enough
to hear a message
that message belongs only to us
our voice speaks the dreams of another
and we absorb their dream as our own

knowing that
is a powerful thing

reminds... just do what you do
regardless . someone's dreams will find yours
and they'll

shake their asses
to jack johnson

:)

quote by larry and marge belliston

"one reason albert was able to develop the theory of relativity was thtat he worked on visualizing it. he recoginzed that the ability to picture things in the mind is vitally important to the creative process"

sometimes i think its possible to paint the future
i love when that happens

if you had to pick a color for your dream

what would it be
mine would be crystal pink
with tides the color of my eyes

what colors would your dream be?

listen for musing

my kids muse me silly
i photograph them all the time
they take photographs with my cam
my friends inpsire me to take photos
my friends take AMAZING FOTOS

children cause you to remember
that its okay to play and make mistakes
and at the end of the day to sing a song
to fall asleep

i sing 'time after time' with gehrig
we sing the tuck and patti version
and he does this last part
'i'll be lovin you always'
and it melts you silly
wicked silly

what color is fear

for me
release comes in creation
i often say
'i painted my way out'
i think often i still do

im a puzzle

i like to think that things come together
like a puzzle . there are pieces that fit
and people that fit and things that fit
and some that dont

and no matter
HOW HARD YOU TRY TO SQUISH THEM
MAKE THEM FIT
they just dont

i think its best to stick with the CLICK

11:11

like a see saw balanced

spring and summer
somewhere in between
the space is soft

ants . a sure sign of spring

HEY . ITS SPRING BABY

'serious people have few ideas . people with ideas are never serious'
paul valery, french poet, essayist

poster child

well . if that aint the poster child
for BEA SILLY
i don't know who is

bea . silly

so MUSE BEA SILLY
is the way i'm feelin today

creative . childlike and silly
perhaps its the air

or the fact that i registered
my son for kindergarten

i remember kindergarten
like it was yesterday

thank you MUSE MRS. SABIO

lucky mail

i received 2 pieces of mail today
that made me smile HUGE

one a pair of earrings
entitled "bubble love earrings"
pink bubby earrings
FROM A MYSTERY MUSE

and a beautiful piece of art
that says THRIVE

now i'd call that a lucky mail day

a book and a class

The book the 'The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard) 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artist, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence' is life changing

i don't say that about much
it's written by jill badonsky
who i've mentioned here before

she's a muse
she's a friend
she's a genius

and i want people to buy her book
cause i really beleive in its power
to unlock so much creative in people

i know she has in me

i just wanted to post links to her book here
cause if you wanna make more of your creative
or discover something new about yourself
here's a pretty fun place to start

Amazon
Barnes & Noble



i've been lucky enuf to become
a muse workshop leader
hold workshops for creative people
have muse clubs

___________

i'm holding a 10 week MUSE GROUP online course
that begins may 1st
its gonna be tons of fun

if you'd like to join me
for lots of fun
and a new set of life long creativity tools

or know of anybody who needs a bit of musin
come along for the ride

join me

notes from the universe

if you don't already get these
you need to get them
they make me smile everyday

notes from the universe

to light your way

my friend jim's pics
always inspire me
but most of all
its his spirit
his love of life
and humor
that muse me silly

he took this tonight

bone sigh

terri st. cloud
writes bone sighs
she is inspiration
in the most pure sense

she wrote this today
she amazes me

'she built her cathederal
from the splinters of her shattering'


i think everyone's capable of
buildin a cathedral

she has given me so many gifts
of so many sorts
this was a gift of her art

muse journeyer

so a muse journeyer
is someone who wants to uncover
explore and in many cases
FINALLY LIVE THE LIFE THEY are meant to
even when they are NOT CERTAIN what that looks like

i came back to creative after a life changing experience
i was on hiatus for 10 years
from myself . honoring a false ideal
manifesting different kinds of dreams and desires

often our greatest struggles turn out to be
our most amazing beautiful gifts
we've heard that a zillion times before
eh, mate?

i have also lived my life believing in the
extrordinary power of friendship
connection and mutual musings

listening for the messages that others carry
gifts for me to unwrap

creativity is full of surprise
its always unexpected
intuition plays a powerful role in manifestation

FOR A HOOT:
today... note one thing that seemed synchronistic
de jas vu-ey... unexpected ...coincidental

write it on a piece of paper
and post it on your fridge

sometimes its a place... new zealand . san diego . wherever
sometimes its an object ... a person ... a color

write it down
doodle it out
cut a pic from a mag
print an email
song lyrics

anything

AWARENESS TO MAGIC
OFTEN BRINGS ABOUT MORE

you know the people right
the ones who are key holders
jot them down
who are they

who are your muses

c'mon you know who they are

...

listenin to usher
i found r&b and hip hop too
funny life
what a gift to not feel like

YOU HAVE TO FIT

do something fun

take a pic of yourself
take 100 if you've got digital
YOU . WHO IS YOU
WHO U B?

in front of a window when the light is bright
but not glaring
just you
set the camera above you a bit for a few

borrow a camera if you have to

then look at your pics for the first time
really look at them like someone else would
take note of your beauty

i like my eyes
i appreciate my furrowed brow
altho i often ponder botox
it has brought me to here

snap your pic
document yourself
you are history
make it so baby!

belief

i make a wish everyday
at 11:11
i just did

i wish to be all i can be
plain and simple

in every part of my life

reminded

just read this on the most amazingest photoblog
superhero journal
and was reminded how much i love this quote
Emile Zola, "If you asked me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud"

amen

painting people

i enjoy painting people who inspire me
i enjoy releasing their energy onto paper
my idea of their energy anyway
it takes the ME outta it
makes it about dem... muse song likes that

truth b told

jill badonsky

jill badonsky is one of the most amazing
people . spirits . persons
i have ever had the chance to know

the author of
"the nine modern day muses and a bodygaurd"
has changed my life

she has given me keys
to help others change theirs

i tip my hat
to my delicious muse
jill badonsky

2 minute musing

do yourself a favor
write yourself a muse song postcard

meet muse song

who is muse song?
welp . she's the goddess that tells ya
"hang with your own tribe . they'll inspire you"
"focus on the DOs rather then the DIDNTs"
"dedicate yourself or your art as a gesture to someone else"
"treat yourself in kindness"
"look to others for inspiration"

obstacles

sometimes when i feel stuck in the muck
i create . something

there are times i judge myself for stepping
away from paints . but i've come to realize

moments away
are just moments filled with different creative energies

it helps to write them all down . give myself credit
when i forget that im creative even if im not painting

sometimes i judge myself inappropriately
focus on the didn't do rather than the dids

muse song . helps me get thru that one
so do pictures

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