Posted on August 9, 2014 By Jamie Dedes
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Originally posted on Gretchen Del Rio's Art Blog:
watercolor 1/2019 These big cats are called Puma, Cougar or Mountain Lion. They are solitary animals. Her power comes as she moves through the world unseen, taking only what she needs, and silently marking territory so conflicts won’t be necessary. She is a ghost of the woods just…
“Kindness has no religion. Religions are like narrow tracks but kindness is like an open sky.” Nonviolence: The Transforming Power, Amit Ray THE BeZINE Be Inspired. Be Creative. Be Peace. Be. Opportunity Knocks Submissions deadline for the March issue – themed Waging the Peace – is March 10 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard. Please send text in the body […]
“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it…” The Art of Living, Wilfred Peterson December 15, […]
“Would you be interested in going to Salerno, Italy for a 100 Thousand Poets for Change World Conference if we held another gathering at the end of May in 2020? 4 days, workshops, party, reception, tours, poetry readings, tour Pompeii, Amalfi boat cruise…” Michael Rothenberg, 100,000 Poets for Change (100TPC) cofounder In June of 2015, […]
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OMC!!! I totally luvluvluv that cat!!
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How wonderful is this? I first saw it as: cat and coma. 🙂
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Jamie, I have this same saying on my blog…different kitty I think though…so cute.
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How fun!
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Well posed!
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This is witty and really delightful. Myra
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