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This blog has served it's purpose and will remain as an archive, but all future updates will be added HERE. I'd love to see my followers on the new blog! It's all explained there. Thank you, so much, for following me, here! Please come follow me there, now! Update! Silly me...changed my mind. See most recent entry.

Bettina

Inspiring View

So, I've been dabbling in photography, lately. I've always loved to do crazy editing on my pics, adding wild colors and making extreme adjustments, but recently, I acquired a new boyfriend who was a professional photographer. Mike has been teaching me about the basics of photography and I am having a blast, taking pics around this area.

This photo was taken from Hamilton Park, in Weehawken, NJ. It's just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from where I live and has one of the most, spectacular views of NYC you can find. I love how the Sun setting makes the buildings look as though they are on fire!

So if you're ever in this area, and love beautiful views, try to make the time for a drive down Blvd. East. You won't regret it. :)

With depth of field,

Bettina

Dance For Joy

Dance For Joy,
originally uploaded by fairywebmother.

Here's my latest art journal page. I've been art journaling all over the place, lately. So behind in my blogging. Anyway, this is a mixed media spread using all sorts of techniques. There's some obvious collaging, but also lots of painting, printing, and some masking tape resist. So much more I want to share and WILL share, soon! If you want to see the progression, I photographed this, while it was in process. Go see the rest of the images at flickr. :) Just click on the little picture to make that happen and to see the image at full size.

Bright Blessings...and keep dancing for joy!

Bettina

Holy Cow! She Actually Made Art!!!!

Here's an art journal spread that I did in about 10 or 15 minutes, last night. I was in an angry state...a very angry state and here is how I dealt with it....by choosing creativity over anger. I can't tell you how much this little creative exercise calmed me down. I thought my head was going to explode, but I did this instead.

A far healthier choice, don't ya think?

Peace through Creativity,

Bettina

PS: Check out www.TeeshaMoore.com for some awesome inspiration. I've been watching her Youtube vids and they rock!

Winter Wandering...

I've been working on a new entry, for weeks, now. I'm still working on it, but I thought I would add a quick note and a few pics about my latest passion.






That's right...snow people.

Can't tell ya how great it felt to really play in the snow! I spent my very, early childhood in New Hampshire, then moved to Florida when I was five. I remembered that snow was magic, but it took this many years to really find that magic, again! I turned 53, this year!
This experience I have compared to the old "Twilight Zone" episode, "Kick the Can". Anybody remember that one?

Anyway...snow is bliss. :)

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Forgiveness and the Freedom of Letting go

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, but life keeps throwing me curve balls. I am learning to catch them or duck, but the injuries, frankly, have been deep.

Today, in an effort to heal, I offer this wonderful video. I have said for a long time that "Forgiveness is not a reward that we give to the person who harmed us...it is for our own healing". Holding on to hurt feelings only hurts us. The person who harmed us, could often times care less, but if we release our hurt feeling and forgive, we take their power to harm us away.

Just pop down the page and turn off my site music, before you run this little gem....but DO run it. It is very healing.

Namaste

Bettina

BlissChick: Perfection Is Impossible but Fun Is...FUN!

This is a fantastic blog I just discovered. I'm still exploring it, but I had to share.

BlissChick: Perfection Is Impossible but Fun Is...FUN!

I'll be back to blogging, soon! Life is still pulling together, here in NJ!

B