michellelisenbeeOct 3, 20212 minI've allowed myself to wither.....I've been feeling off and out of sorts all day today. Like a stranger in my own life. A heaviness. A hollow ache in my belly. A longing...
michellelisenbeeSep 15, 20212 minAn excerpt from my journal.....(August 29, 2021)“It’s cooler this morning, but still very humid. There’s a misty haze in the air and our street is quiet and still....
michellelisenbeeAug 10, 20212 minNavigating ChangeIf you are a newsletter subscriber, you know that I started a new job at THE Pearl Spa recently and so many things are changing. My...
michellelisenbeeJul 9, 20211 minWith Brave Wings She FliesWhat's real and true for me today is that my artwork is featured in this month's issue of "Beginnings" a publication of the American...
michellelisenbeeJul 7, 20212 minHere is GodOn July 1, I decided for the month of July, I'd write every day about what was true for me. As you can see, I haven't done that. It's...
michellelisenbeeJul 2, 20213 minThirty Days of Honesty - Days One and TwoI "met" Uma Bode in an online business training course we took together over the winter and we've been following each other's journey...
michellelisenbeeJun 21, 20212 minOne Easy Thing and One Hard ThingI sent this out to my newsletter subscribers today, but thought I'd post here as well. Two things. One is easy. One is hard. Easy thing:...
michellelisenbeeJun 18, 20211 minToo many choices....Remember the beautiful mess painting I wrote about last week? (If not, you can read that post here.) Yeah, well....it's happening again...
michellelisenbeeJun 7, 20213 minSometimes Life is Just a Beautiful MessI’ve been working on this painting for months. It started out as a tribute to nurses and I planned to have it done by Nurse’s Week in...
michellelisenbeeMar 23, 20212 minDoor to your dreams....Sometimes there are doors we suspect will lead us toward our dreams, but we are afraid to open them. For whatever reason, fear keeps us...
michellelisenbeeFeb 19, 20211 minPublished!Hey you guys! I'm a published author! I wrote this essay as part of Laurie Wagner's Wild Writing community last spring (see my earlier...
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20213 minA Lesson from Fence PaintingOur front fence is badly in need of painting. We have an OLD paint sprayer that I dug out thinking I’d use it to paint the fence….easier...
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20213 minI Am Saying Thank YouAs I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been participating in a practice called Wild Writing with Laurie Wagner. (You can find her here) In...
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20212 minWhat if You Knew?For the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in a writing practice called “27 Wildest Days”, by Laurie Wagner. Each day, she shares a...
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20214 minLiving in the AND SpaceI woke at 4am to the wind whistling through our open bedroom window, rain pattering against the glass, a few flashes of lightning. I knew...
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20211 minEncouragement and HopeIn the midst of COVID-19, I was inspired by an unknown neighbor who put handmade wire beaded hearts around to spread some positive vibes....
michellelisenbeeJan 12, 20211 minI Have All I NeedI have all I need deliberate and conscious as I choose inhale, exhale – resting in the rhythm of breath aware of the sacred ordinary...