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“It’s just a house! Do something with it!!”

  Last year, Paul and I bought the family beach house and these words from my mother’s painting class keep me going. She charged her painting students with this and other pithy sayings when they were blocked. Today, the words seem prophetic. On the 15th anniversary of my mother’s death, my dear husband and I […]

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“It’s just a house! Do something with it!!”

  Last year, Paul and I bought the family beach house and these words from my mother’s painting class keep me going. She charged her painting students with this and other pithy sayings when they were blocked. Today, the words seem prophetic. On the 15th anniversary of my mother’s death, my dear husband and I […]

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A Powerful Combo: Emotional Strength & Vulnerability

Emotional strength coupled with vulnerability make a powerful combination. After my mother died, this self-portrait startled me when I found it among her works-in-progress. It showed her strength of character and her self-awareness as she faced her mortality. The portrait was a project my mother started after she survived her first battle with breast cancer, but […]

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