111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 94: Digging For Words The words are stuck behind an impenetrable layer of goo. That’s a technical term, by the way. They bounce around, flopping and floundering like fish out of water. I want to rescue them, save them all, yet which ones do IContinue reading “Day 94 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
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Day 78 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 78: Gifts That Melt the Heart (Creativity Prompt #11 – result) Friday’s Creativity Prompt was as follows: Use the photo above as a starting point for your artistic exploration this weekend. Write a story, paint a picture, create a new holiday song, or makeContinue reading “Day 78 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 69 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 69: A Healthy Discussion Our country is currently engrossed in health insurance discussions, issues that are of vital important to us every single day. We don’t just think about them during enrollment periods or at the start of a new year. They affect soContinue reading “Day 69 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 56 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 56: Seanna’s Waves The memory of the damp, dreary dungeon faded with each kiss of the breeze across her cheek. She imagined this day so many times. The vision seared into her brain from the books her mother showed her every night before bed.Continue reading “Day 56 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 49 of Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 49: Strumming Along She holds the guitar in her toddler hands and strums as she sings. We taught her how to cradle the instrument, yet we haven’t mastered anything more advanced. The notes she plays are random as the frets remain untouched by tinyContinue reading “Day 49 of Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 38: Un-Bridled Emotion The sun shone bright despite the shadows around her heart Anger, resentment, bitterness inhabited her soul Eating away the joy and hope that once defined her Not once did she expect to be a jilted bride Yet the realization sunkContinue reading “Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 29 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 29: Creativity Prompt #4 Result On Day 27, the prompt was to use the words “talent”, “spirit”, and “guide” as inspiration to create a piece of art. I got creative with both the image and the brief story. Graceful as a swan on aContinue reading “Day 29 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 28 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 28: Autumn’s Shelter Covered by the russet-colored ceiling, the injured blue jay moves not an inch. She’s camouflaged within Autumn’s shelter but must return to her nest before nightfall. She’d barely escaped the predator’s chase, weaving and darting to safety. She must take flightContinue reading “Day 28 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 22 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 22: Creativity Prompt #3 result On Friday (Day 19), I posted a Halloween-inspired prompt. The result is the short story below: He couldn’t move. Fear gripped every inch of him. Logic told him not to be afraid, but that didn’t stop the shock waves that burnedContinue reading “Day 22 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 20 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Color
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Within the confines of my mind exists an artist’s playground. Pastels swirl around me like a tornado – blues, pinks, and silver whirling by. I dare not reach my hand out for fear of disturbing the chaotic beauty moving in perfect motion. I lift myContinue reading “Day 20 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Color”