MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE~ PREQUEL

 

MEMORY JAR

This post is a prequel to the following story: A JAR, (published July 8 2021) a bit of background here~

The original Memory Jar from the post * Message In A Bottle was published on this blog, Out of the Blue,  on Jan 13, 2913.  What Fun!  Just beginning to collect memories then with a few positive notes and now she expands to a fully stuffed jar!  

I picked out a written message at random and it read:  

"SOMETIMES I AMAZE ME!"

When I see this original jar, and hold it in my hands, I think of my young as a child and her father working together on the small farm.  I can feel the barn and the horse and buggy and the cow and a few chickens, a small and rustic farm.

I always loved the **aqua blue jars, made in Indiana USA from local sands that surprisingly contained chemicals that spontaneously spawned the glorious colors in the glass.

I will sift through the message memories when "time and space permit" and add some new ones:

What will they be?

STAND LIKE A TREE

THERES IS A PLEASURE IN THE PATHLESS WOODS

ALL IS WELL

KEEP MOVING FORWARD, ONE STEP AT A TIME, QUIETLY AND SLOWLY

HELP IS HERE

"Thanks for the Memories" Song by Perry Como

Resources:

* Message in a Bottle, song by Sting and the Police

** Ball Jar Company, Indiana, USA, original blue glass Perfect Ball Mason Jars made between 1910 and 1923.

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Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Photo by Dahlis

Memory Jar

A JAR

It has/is a jarring "time" for everyone~ identity disruption, hobbies derailed, "free time" to relax? 

Gone But Not Forgotten.

Shadow Land

"Sorting through STUFF"  the stuff has increased exponentially.  Where does it come from? "Time to Sort?  Paint?  Write?  Think?  Think Again?  Overthink?

Underwhelmed/Overwhelmed by "reality"

VANISHED

To Minimize Plastic, why not switch to glass mason jars for water storage?  I Have jars of many colors and sizes, from years ago!  

Of course I do~ I love jars!  

 Especially  * BLUE JARS!

"Little Jars all in a Row" and Bigger ones too~

Invisible Jar

Some months ago, I had an opportunity to take over filling the glass mason jars with fresh filtered water every day.

HOW AM I GOING TO DO THAT?

I "thought" the task and hand/hands through thoroughly.  I'd have to be strong enough and confident enough to pick up the jars, carefully, and with two hands gripping, fill each jar quickly but not rapidly.  I'd have to be in sharp focus, no daydream in case a "jar" slipped through my slippery wet hands.  

The Jars would have to be in "perfect order" and  set up for easier lifting into the resting place cupboard.  Again, total focus.  Quiet, Clear, Precise. "Just like painting~ relaxed alertness."

I'll try one small jar first. and see how it goes.  Just one jar the first day.  It worked!  I am ready!  I felt like "fetching water" in the "old days" and marveled at the calming effect of the lineup of jars waiting to happen.  

JAR MANAGEMENT

Sort of like an assembly line.

Sort of like a science project.

Sort of like a science lab with beakers, empty and full.

"Mom's Science Lab, Mom ain't here."

WATER MANAGEMENT

The sounds of water entering into the jars is like music, and the frequencies emitted changed as the jars filled.  Letting me know when it was time to switch jars.  SO calming~  Like Painting.  My hands move with dexterity, holding a jar instead of a paint brush.  I felt like the water was like a running fresh spring.

Pick up a jar, move a full jar to a new location, swiftly yet deftly pick up another empty jar and gently fill it.  When all are filled "in exact order."  Pick up the full jars one at a time, with two hands, and move to the next step.

Pretty Jars (sort of) All In A Row~

Lid City!

LID MANAGEMENT

"All" the chosen jars, be they Mason, Ball, or Atlas combinations thereof, in my case, use the same size lids, BPA free and made by the  *Ball Jar company, long lasting and dishwasher safe (top rack) AND I even have a (wait for it) Lid Washer Basket!

Pretty Lids all in a row and color coded besides.  The color of the lids can be a clue as to what batch the water came from.  For example, jars topped with white lids may be used before the 
"newer refill" of jars with blue lids in the back row, hence the pick up order on the shelf, and water is used "in perfect order" so always fresh water is appearing at the right "time" and rotation of jars is accurate.

I know!  It's over focused thinking, but "Hey!" **Alton Brown is grinning.

The "Jarring" daily experience leaves me with a calming moment...Painting with Water!  I also noted my shoulders, arms, and fingers all got stronger as well as dexterity and eye hand coordination.  Ability to place lids securely on jars and double check them "feel" like putting paint tube tops back on paints after a session!  What Fun!  

MEMORY JAR

A large blue quart Ball Perfect Mason Jar used by my Paternal Grandfather on the farm from many years ago greets me with "memories" jotted on bookmarks made of colored note cards cut lengthwise.  Filling the jar:  Poem lines appear here as do Song Titles and Music Phrases and Painting Ideas and Dreams and more. 

*** "Looking Through Windows" I have a suitcase/freight train full of memories TIME AFTER TIME

I have a Blue Jar full of memories I almost left behind...."Time After Time"

"Time is Teching"   Memories Are Made of This~ 

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Resources:

* Ball Jar Company, Collector's Edition 1910-1923. "Near the turn of the 20th century, The famous "Ball Blue " color was created when the minerals in the sand used to make the jars resulted in an unexpected aqua color.  These aqua jars were beautiful and became popular for preserving and storing jams, jellies and other recipes.  Today with the NEW Ball Collector's edition jars, you can relive history with a vintage design, color, and logo from a bygone era." Made in the USA, 2018, Hearthmark LLC, 9999 E. 121st Street Fishers IN 46037 USA

** Alton Brown: various media,  Fun with food and science too, "Timer after Timer" Alton is always "on time!" Good Eats and more

PUR facet water filter

Music

*** Cindi Lauper sings Time After Time

Song of the Day: Harry Stiles, Sign of the Times, 2017

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Photos  by Dahlis:

Shadow Land

Reflections

Invisible Jar

Science Project

Pretty Jars All in A Row

Blue Sunlight 

CODE OF MANY COLORS

I saw a Dolly Parton interview.  I drifted in and out of dozing, high alert, and full sleep state all at one "time."  I picked up the usual Bits and Pieces of "it's all random" data.... 

One "time" in sleep-wake state, I picked up some "words" (how did they get there?)  Instead of "hearing" Dolly's Coat of Many Colors sung, my brain "spoke":

CODE OF MANY COLORS

What? 

I came to full awakening "instantly" grabbed the notepad and pen at the ready and quickly scribbled the coded message before it escaped.   

What else?  Later in the show, again daydreaming, I "saw" in my imagination a large dark purple sphere expanding before my inner eye in the lower left foreground of my perception.  The shape had small silver sprinkles, like quartz or ice crystals.  It expanded outward in front of plain cream colored background.

What is That?

Angles of Lavender Light, Shapes Appear

* I had recently watched Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist, giving his take about the Big Bang Theory.  "Which One?"  Expand and Contract many times? 

 

Then I retraced myself back to a little child.  

The visible and invisible spectrum appeared in my imagination.  My Dad explained about Ultraviolet and Infrared rays of invisible light.  

My words for these "color fields":

ULTRAVIOLENT and INFO-RED

It was years before I realized their true spellings....

Rainbow Bright, Refracted Light

** QUANTUM THOUGHT

Some time later in the next day or so, (it is always "later" for me).  I read the  Shirley Gram newsletter from actress, author, dancer, and spiritual teacher, Shirley MacLaine. 

Shirley writes, "A physicist friend was talking about...quantum thought.

'A field is defined as an invisible moving force that influences the physical world....  

The ancient definition of spirit was an invisible moving force to influence the physical world.' "

Shirley Continues:

"Quantum Thought and Spiritual Energy are the same.  They have equal authority over what we view as our physical reality." 

" A CALM MOMENT RESETS PERSONAL FOCUS" 

Natural (no kidding) Green Light on Crane Painting

"Time" is synchronicity "all the time."  I picture "time" as a circle or a spiral or maybe a bubble shape, or maybe a series of bubbles?  A flash of light? A balloon?  What's your take? 

Then I thought of Yin (dark, stillness, cool)  and Yang (light, action, warmth).  These dynamics of  Day and Night: Night and Day are ever changing.  the Analytical and The Intuitive: the Head and the Heart: the Logic and the Empathetic :  Both are necessary: "all in balance." 

 *** Musician Yo Yo-Ma's ,comment was, "We have to go back and forth a lot in order to gain that equilibrium."  I pondered, it is really tough to achieve or even visualize "The Just Right"    

I asked a question.  "What is your take on reincarnation?" 

"Scientifically, reincarnation means passing your genes, DNA, memories (written or pictures)  into the future."  

"What a concept!"  

Instant Recognition? Genetic Memory?  "I already know you?"  How is this possible?

"Intent Leads Energy"

Cindi Lauper, singer songwriter's words and music are floating in now:

**** "I have a suitcase of of memories, I almost left behind, Time After Time...."  

"I see your True Colors are Shining Through...."  Music, choose your frequency as needed, music can energize you or impart calm.  What do you need right "now?"

Science, research, development, theories, storage and information retrieval, the push and pull of computer codes and new lenses and instruments:  technologies are ever changing and expanding. Data collection is amazing and "moving forward."  New waves, frequencies, and particles are discovered and mutate into mixes unseen before.  

Orbs of Light in Action

+ "MOTION MADE VISIBLE"

A friend contributed:  "When you send out and receive positive energy, you change the plus "charge" of the universe/cosmos for the better.  It is like charging a battery for the cosmic good."    

Recently someone sent me "Pink Clouds" in her imagination!  I picked them up one afternoon...at first a I saw a grey mist with a few thin pink threads woven into the mix, sort of like a quilt.  The next early morning at  5:43 AM, I awoke, dreaming of a cotton candy fluffy pink clouds in the shape of an arched  rainbow!  Who Knew?

"All is possible with the mind," Dr. Paul Lam

"All?'

"ALL!"

+ "SAY YES, MOVE FORWARD"

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Resources

Music: 

Dolly Parton, documentaries from many sources, fun, inspiration, positive, creative, book outreach for children, Songs Tell Stories: "Coat of Many Colors that my Mama made for me"

Song of the Day:  Enya: Far and Away: "Wide Ocean....This is my journey, Far and Away..." Only Time collection. 

*** Yo-Yo Ma (cello solo) Largo from the New World Symphony, Antonin Dvorak, Margaret Hoover Firing Line, PBS.org, (March 2021)

**** Cindi Lauper, award winning singer, Time After Time, True Colors, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and more

Creativity

+ Kid Stew, PBS.org for kids of all ages!  Sample Quotes: "Motion Made Visible" and "Say, Yes, and Move Forward."  Books, authors, artists, music, imagination, and creativity.  Best of all, Ozzie the blue merle Australian Shepherd Dog! 

Quilting Arts and Fit 2 Stitch, fabric painting and design, 3-D effects, get an inside look into how an artist/designer creates.  "Learn Something New," PBS.org

Science

* Michio Kaku, physicist, author, of books The God Equation, Time Travel, String Theory and more.  Christiane Amanpour, Journalist series on CNN and PBS, Michio's interview with Walter Isaacson, 2021 

Neil de Grasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, book and series, "out of the box" thinking.

Exercise and Meditations:

Imagine Healing, Debra Basham and Joel P. Bowman, Ph.D, Healing Touch Therapy, EFT, Hypnotherapy, authors, pre and post surgical support and more.

** Shirley MacLaine, actress, author, dancer, and spiritual teacher.  Shirley Gram free newsletter, books: The Camino, Out on a Limb and many more

"All in balance and not too much of any one thing~" Gu, Jiong: Traditional Chinese Medicine 

Dr. Yang, Jwing-ming, ymaa.com: novels, include Genetic Remembrance, Sun Catcher and others available online from Kindle. Online instruction available, Taiji, Qigong, energy work.  Traditional Teaching, ancient techniques 

Dr. Paul Lam, taichiforhealthinstitute.org, online worldwide, Tai Chi for Health

Deepak Chopra, meditations online.  "There is no wall between the visible and the invisible, because the wall didn't exist in the first place."

Dahlis Roy, Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images:

Photos by Dahlis:  Sunlight through blue and green squares

Angles and Shapes of lavender light

Rainbow Bright, Refracted Light

Art Work by Dahlis:  oil painting,  Dancing Cranes in Natural Green Light

Pink Lotus,  crayon drawing

Contributed Photos and Art Work, printed with permission:

Yin/Yang with Light Emerging:  Art Work by Jay Van Shelt (a.k.a. Bapu Dass) 

Orbs of Light in Action:  photo by Sue Broome, Angel Communicator, Author

TIME LAPSE MEMORY

Time lapse memory?   What is THAT?

In color and in black and white they come, images parading, awake or asleep.  "The mile a minute mind" is at work and play, fast yet slow all at one "time.... and place."

Memory comes in with bits and flashes of light and dreams, of daydreams and conversations, on "TV" or online shows.  Sudden inspirations appear as if by magic, without looking for them....an answer to a question may pop up years later "sometimes."  An image from long ago flashes by.  

 A full motion stream of old newsreels in black and white or color may by steam by swiftly with express train speed.  I very seldom hear words or dialogue to accompany the photo journals.

"All of a sudden" I saw a show (unplanned) based on old photos and newsreels!  Trains in motion, countryside, big cities, families!  What is this?  It was a 2 hour program:  American Experience. I watched it all, all at once.  Near the end (which I almost skipped)  a comment appeared:

+  "The intuitive process of writing, is to absorb everything around you, and that becomes fuel for the process of writing, you draw from places that you don't even know you've drawn from."

That same intuition, for me, also applies to applying paint to canvas, crayons on paper, ink with pen or brush and pencils of all kinds, collages, images, imagination at work and play.  I saw pen picture in my head: Drawing the Curtain.

Many years ago, while driving down a road, I had a conversation.  I heard a song while writing?  What is it?  I asked my friend.  No clue.   

A month later, I heard the song again by accident on the "radio" (radio daze), again while driving. "That's it!" I shouted out loud!  So I got the name and recording group:  Pink Floyd, On the Turning Away.  The lyrics stuck with me and still do.

Time Lapse Memory~

I felt more complete now, a piece of a musical puzzle had "come in."  

You can see the faint blue butterfly about 1/4 of the way from your view of lower right hand side of the painting/sketch. Fun with color and light.

Time lapse Photography on the Walt Disney Show (early TV) opened my "eyes" as seeds sprouted and grew to plants, flowers, and trees right before me!  Flying Horses flew in Fantasia movie~ I am "there!"

One of my writing coach editors said one day: "You're like a human fax machine, you are at rest, work, or play and and get constant faxes coming in day or night! 

"What is a fax machine you ask?"

Music comes in at "any time"  waking day or sleeping night.  "Now" I am listening to Schumann in my head, a piano piece.  Why? Gentle, Quiet. much needed.

Recently I heard Africa, a song by Toto over and over in a memory loop of perfectly replicated full sound and lyrics for self entertainment and a bit of pep.  How?

"Write Now" as I scribble here, I am hearing in my imagination Yo-Yo Ma play a part of Largo from the New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak.  This piece is very calming for me, and Yo-Yo Ma is, as always, "note perfect."

Bits and Pieces, they come in~ in all forms.  Random and unrelated pieces of uneventful information may gradually or suddenly transform into a (breathe) story or (gasp) painting "magic moments" a bit of cosmic perception, without thought or effort.  Linking bits together helps me to understand myself with increased clarity and charges physical energy to continue on for new adventures, new insights.

* Movie Memory: a study of a freeze frame mind?  The person (viewer) may actually see freeze-framed stills of movement such as a horse jumping a fence.  The mind-memory may actually put these "stills" together into a moving whole motion sequence!  Is that why I like freeze frame so much? 

** "Motion Made Visible"

Blues, Greens, Shadows, a touch of Lavender, hints of vibrations and waves of light visible and invisible

First I fast forward on the DVR from slow to fastest speed and "capture" an image. Let's say a Sheltie dog herding sheep. Then I back up to individual freeze frames for concentrated study and reflection.  I see his feet, his alertness, concentration and leg positions.  I note his thick groomed bicolor coat (black and white like some of the older DNA).  I sense his ability to focus on that sheep that wants to bolt from the herd.  I see the Sheltie  halt the sheep's escape, gently and confidently.  I love this dog!  Smile~

I also like to concentrate on charts, formulas, weather maps.  I got through school by repeating images and (rarely) words to myself over and over again until I had memory lock.  Memory is solidified first by pictures and lastly by "lists" or key words gleaned from books (notes in margins of my own books). "Notes" on pads of paper are  coded in shortened words and unintelligible drawings, charts, or scribblings, and are usually completely unorganized.

SAME AS NOW

Years later, I opened some of my Dad's books to FIND!  He had the same way of recording information in his books, the same way of self indexing in the front of the book, and even the symbol of  * "imp." meaning "important...."  I had done the very same thing without ever seeing these books.... What? 

*** "Genetic Memory" ?

I am mostly in deep daydream while I am scanning shows.  Sometimes I am asleep and awake at the same "time."

The Mute Button is My Favorite Silent Friend

That way "voices vanish" and I can concentrate deeply on the plays of light and color.  Sometimes I "read" the closed captions....and sometimes I only see the pictures.....but only one focus at a "time" either seeing or reading, but not both at once....

"Time for a break!"

Several Days later, I come back to continue....

The Blue Planet: Celebrate Earth Week, April 19-23

AMAZING PLACE!

AMAZING PACE!

**** "We are timeless beings having a time-bound experience."  Deepak Chopra, M.D.

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Resources: 

+ American Experience:  American Oz, (first aired April 19, 2021) life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, inspiring films, books, and musicals.

* Oliver Sacks: My Own Life, (2021) PBS.org biography, documentary, Author, Scientist Oliver Sacks has a "moving picture in the mind" conversation with Francis Crick (Watson and Crick double helix DNA team). Plus much more topics for further study and investigation.  "What are you writing about?" Oliver Sacks: "Creativity!"  Way to Grow!

** Kids' Stew: Aired again April 2021, PBSkids.org, Time Travel, music authors, artists, creativity, travel and more.  "Motion Made Visible" Artist Jackson Pollock (character actor) talks about his art work.  "We're from the future," young actors.

*** Dr. Yang, Jwing-ming, Genetic Remembrance (novel)  YMAA.com Dr. Yang is a Tai Chi, Qigong (energy work) expert with much knowledge to share about healthy lifestyle, positive attitude, kindness, and outreach.  Many novels available online including Sun Catchers and others. Informational works and video about Chinese Medicine and correct practice.  You Tube resources

Paul Lam, M.D., Tai Chi for Health Institute, expert programs to improve health and well being

**** Deepak Chopra, M.D., meditation expert, Quote from Metahuman, (2021) presentation on PBS.org  

Music: 

Enya The Memory of Trees

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images by Dahlis:

Play of Light, a real photo!  Sunlight in kitchen, light refraction, up close and personal

Drawing the Curtain, pen and ink sketch

Butterfly at Play, oil painting sketch, fun with color

Light in Motion, photo vibration waves of blues, greens, and lavender calm and energize in harmony

Globe of Light, photo, spectrum refracts into a small glass bowl

TASKS AT HANDS

 All Hands On Deck!

Many Years Ago....

I had a dream.

I painted the dream: Healing Hands

I used outlines of my real hands to shed waves of light into a painting.  Recently, I placed my hands over the outline above and they still fit the image!   The painting is only two colors, Burnt Siena and Cadmium Orange Light.  

 Fun and Easy!

Later my husband saw The painting and said, "Do you see the open book?  You are downloading your book!"  I hadn't seen the book at all~ !  I had been randomly writing for "years" in bits and pieces of short stories and experiences, notes and photos tossed into a paper bag!  My "book bag."  Out of the jumbles of words/worlds and scraps of paper gradually became, after 24 years, my first "book."  

* Silver Butterfly Create A Vision was coming to life~

Now in 2020-2021...."Hands and tasks are also very important"

"Wash Hands, Always Wash Hands!"  

PPE on hands....(double layers) of gloves, small 100 % cotton gloves covered by disposable gloves (non latex).  Plain soaps and plain products, reduced chemicals and fragrance free solutions help dishwashers and washing machines too....lawn work, chemical free, helps people, pets, and plants stay healthy and safe.  Windows and doors open even this winter. Nature walks in the yard all lead to a different perspective in thought and action.  Take a breath of fresh air, light, and color! Full spectrum natural light creates an energetic calm.

One hand wonders:  Use one hand to pick up a pet's bowl, keep the other hand clean to go through doors.  Or, do dishwashing chore then load the washing machine.  After washing hands, (again) with clean hands, return to preparing food or eating breakfast.  

Recently I was thinking about hands and motor skills and strong hands and hands of light.  Feathery fine detail may define the painter or broad strokes of brilliant colors, placed at random opens worlds of fun, adventure, and imagination.  I am smiling as I write!  I pick up my brushes, using imagination~ I see all my brushes, large and small.: "Old Friends"

The calligrapher picks up her pen...a message sent of love and joy.  The brush painter loads the brush with ink, ready to create...SNAILS!

Snails Pace

Rewind/Fast Forward all at once:  living in reverse~ 

How about the musician?  So many emotions are emitted through the hands directly from the heart.  

ART AND SOUL

The violinist?  The cello player, the washboard expert, the autoharp, the bagpipe, the mandolin, the sitar, oh so many!  Oh so variable from country to country, from village to village, from mountains to seas.  The drummer strikes a beat, a chant, a dance, a feather touch, a loud gong rings, the alphorn carries sound waves across mountain valleys.  

The cigar box guitar! 

I watched the hands of the musicians as they played....some hands touched the harp softly, gently, another harp player displayed a strong strum on the harp to convey unlimited unrestricted emotion.  The violinist: one had hands like a spider arched.  I also saw "tarantula" hands on the keyboard of some classic pianists, while other pairs of hands were delicate like mist.  Many pounded the keys as indicated by the music or composer.  Some hands floated over the keys in a hypnotic way, "hand over hand."

The Moog synthesizer (ancient), the keyboard player!  The digital musician and sound engineer! The marimba!  Again the drum!  My favorite (wait for it) The Triangle!

"And the drum beats out of time," Time After Time, sung by Cindi Lauper.

Many musicians close their eyes as they played, "another dimension" of deep feeling and radiance emitting outward, frequencies to heal, sooth, or stimulate.

And then I watched a knitting show.  Hands in Action!  Creativity Rules~ The styles of kitting vary with each expert, fun and energetic, old fashioned charts I still recognize!  New ideas too.  Crochet hooks and knitting needles, color and light, soft clicking sounds greet me. Smile. Spinning yarn by hand with a spindle or spinning wheel, way beyond me!

Hands Across the Worlds

The woodcarver works with sharp concentration for fine detailed wood carving, another expert displays house building and carpenter skills.  A woman in her 80's splitting wood in the mountains is an example for us all!  Working with tooled leather or even making boots, saddles, and tack for horses require design and thought.  Many hands, many skills "All of the Above"

Weather or Not

The Weather Expert pointing to the highs and lows, the winds and sands, the sky phenomenon, stars and planets.  Enthusiastic smiles with sweeping hand gestures have you focused and interested.  

Who Could Forget?

The Doctor coming to help, the Nurse comforting, a Dentist with precise skills like a painter, accurate, focused.  Healing Touch Therapy, Acupressure, Acupuncture, EFT, Meditation and more. Gentle physical exercises can help get you started,

Good Food Good Friends

Then, I saw hominy being prepared outdoors in the old fashioned way in deep old iron kettles, stirred with love and a heritage of pride in the food being prepared.  Cornbread cooked in iron skillets, fresh churned butter melting and syrups, real maple syrup. Buckwheat!  Real Buckwheat! Rolling Dough, Mom and Ma making clover leaf rolls.  Ice Cream made at home (really hard to turn that crank).  My Dad helped as we all waited impatiently.

New This Year: Good this Year

More physical  "work" for me and chores galore.  However my Hands and arms and legs became stronger!  Whole body and mind focus became clearer and more flexible, fueled by daily walks around our yard, enjoying, bird songs, flowers, and skies of all colors.  Joint pain and rashes vanished by staying home instead of breathing disinfectants in stores and offices. I couldn't believe the difference!  "Imagine!" 

I added an extra hour of sleep/rest  recently!  What a great change~ 9 hours a night, calms the over thinking mind.  I actually wake up refreshed, stretch and get up slowly. Ease into the day, eager for activity.

It is good to be young, twice in a Lifetime~

And then there are the "jars!"  I love jars!  I love working with jars....and I was strong enough this year to carefully pick up a variety of glass mason jars in various sizes and fill them with filtered water every day!  Fresh water in clean glass jars!  Non of that plastic!  Amazing!  Interesting that arranging the jars and filling them reminds me of precision paintings skills,  moving objects in space, nimbly.  Putting the colored coded lids on the jars reminds me of twisting paint tube caps back on the tube.  Variable colored lids tell me when to rotate the jars into their next wash cycle: "All in Order."

 

 Mom's Science Lab, Mom Ain't Here!

All Hands on Keys! 

And of course, there is the typewriter, "keyboard" or phone touch/text/ zoom, graphic art, musical concerts  and much more. Look at the hand positions, they are all different, all correct.  I bang away, quick or thoughtful, with only one or two fingers!  YEA!

All Together Now! The Beatles

Dancing Hands, together and alone:  Out in the Park!  Ballet and More

Wave Hands Like Clouds~ Tai Chi, Qigong 

Yoga~  Silent Speaking

Raise Hands: Stretch and Breathe all around the world~ Intend Better

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Resources:

PBS.org, 

Great Performances, Beyond the Canvas 

Knit and Crochet Now

Fit 2 Stitch, creative sewing designing, and Quilting Arts, adventures with many techniques of fabric painting, embroidery, three dimensional work, wall hangings

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home: recipes, color and design, home and garden delight, sheep, chickens, music and more

Dinner and A Book, PBS.org (WNIT local program)

Texas Country Reporter, Typewriter Rodeo, Cigar Box Guitar and more on RFDTV

Weather Report and Beyond: ABC 57, South Bend, Elkhart, and Michiana.  A local team of experts dive deep, the science of weather.

Music:

The Beatles All Together Now

U2 The Best of 1980-1990, "I'm wide awake..."

Cindy Lauper sings Time After Time

The Police, Every Breath You Take

Dahlis Roy:  Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Practitioner

Images by Dahlis

Healing Hands, oil painting

Snails Pace, ink brush painting, one stroke, antennae are added with a small detail brush

Freshness. fresh fruits

Sacred Geometry, colorful collection