New year wishes

One more time i am so grateful for the existence of the internet wich allows me to spread good wishes and words of peace . I don't know what awaits our dear Gaïa during this new year but i hope humankind will awake to more wisdom, tolerance, peace of mind and yes, more love and i am firmly determined to do my share and bring peace and gentleness around me as much as i can. It can seem insignificant regarding the issues on this planet but i know deep inside me it is not. Every effort counts, every act of kindness has an impact, every moment of  inner awakening has a ripple effect probably much more important  than we can imagine. So, i raise my cup of tea to 2017 and to all of you, blogger friends , may this year be soft for you and your loved  ones .

To begin this new year i decided to join in 30 Days of Gratitude initiated by Louise Gale , mixed media artist , well known for her work with mandalas but not only. 30 Days of Gratitude is a free event and every day, Louise Gale generously sends us prompts to ponder about; today's prompts were about our environment and why we can be thankful for it. As you can see in the picture above, i live in a beautiful and peaceful part of the french countryside and as an introvert and hypersensitive person, it is the perfect environment for me; i find in it all the silence and loneliness i need and i can contemplate nature to my soul's content.

To continue with gratitude, i decided to write regularly about the blogs i love to read,  and this will be my way to thank these bloggers whose posts brought me so much inspiration, pleasure, comfort , wisdom and knowledges, 

I begin today with my absolute favorites:

Artist Katherine Dunn's blog, she shares here her art and life on her farm called Apifera and her chronicles are a pure delight. K. Dunn doesn't only make beautiful paintings, she is a great story teller and photographer and she rescues many animals, especially elders, which is why she is so dear to my heart too. Apifera farm this way!

Second favorite rendez-vous: Enchanted Blue Planet, a lovely and peaceful blog hold by a sweet canadian artist who shares her wisdom, beautiful pictures of her environment, her art and her two adorable cats, Muji and Babu.Mrs Edwards (i coudn't find her  first name) has a gift to share  things with simplicity and kindness and she is one of these beautiful and wise persons who know  to appreciate  the small things of life, and that's why i love her blog so much.So, if you don't know her blog, it's right here .

A long time favorite,Seth Apter's blog The Altered Page. Not only is Seth Apter an important artist of mixed media art  but he is also a gentleman, an example of courtesy and kindness. I rarely dare to let a comment on the blogs i read but i did  once on his blog and i was amazed by his gentle answer. Generosity is another of his qualities : he  has been promoting other artists' work  sharing links in a weekly post for years and he shares a lot of excellent material in his blogposts.

Thank you for all you do  for art dear Seth Apter!

Last one for today, artist Diana Trout's blog. Diana is one of the most friendly person i have met on the internet!!She is generous, funny, authentic, truly a great lady of  the mixed media world.She is the kind of person who doesn't hesitate to show her mistakes and laugh about them with simplicity. Just hearing her laugh could make your day, trust me!She regularly makes great videos where she shares ideas, advices and excellent reviews about products. Diana's blog Here!

I  hope this very long post didn't bother you too much, i give you my word, i rarely talk so much!

Thanks a lot for reading !! 

Peace is the way

Last week was hard for many of us, especially  those living in the USA, but even if i am not an american citizen, i was under shock when i read the news. It took me a while to go beyond sadness and discouragement but i am on board again and i know that even if there is little i can do, i will do it. I will do my share with determination because i don't want to look at  the world we all live in sink in darkness without doing all i can. I believe in peace, kindness, compassion, respect and love and  I know we all have enough inner resources to make the world a better place all together. All we need is a peaceful mind and an open heart ,  they are the fertile and easily available ground we need to grow seeds of hope, light and creativity. It is why i consider my spiritual practice  more important than ever and i see my task to spread peace around me more sacred than ever. This is where i find light and hope because i know deep within me that peace is infectious and it is known too that all brains are connected, scientists have proved it, so what are we waiting for? Let's spread peace and work peacefully to make the world a better place ALL TOGTHER.
For those of you who are sad or don't find peace and hope, i collected beautiful blogposts that flowered on the internet as an answer to despear and fear and i want to share them with you because they brought me a lot of comfort and hope in humankind. Here they are:

First one is Seth Apter's, a great artist and such a kind spirit.

Mary Jane Dodd , so much wisdom in her words!

Kathryn Dunn, great artist  very dear to my heart as an animal lover.

Kelly Rae Roberts who founded   the beautiful movement #Artistsforlove with some kindred spirits.
The idea is to use one of your art work to call for love and tolerance,  Every creation can be downloaded  for free . You'll find my participation below.

I hope you will find some light in these readings and i will do my best on this blog to spread peace and positive thoughts in my humble but sincere way because i care about you all my friends.
I will end for today with this beautiful mantra OM SHANTI OM  (I radiate peace).
See you soon!