Everything I hope for in a cup of coffee.

"Warning: You may encounter unadulterated strong coffee, spontaneous enlightenment and/or unfettered optimism while drinking this beverage."

I was completed entertained for the first ten minutes of my flight the other day, studying this to-go cup from Phoenix Coffee. I love the illustration and colors, the coffee itself. And the words pretty much sum up what I hope to get out of a cup of coffee.

http://phoenixcoffee.com/

A Good Fortune

Who is writing these? Opened this on the second day of the New Year. A very good fortune. Better than Lucky Numbers.

Ok, so I just googled this and discovered that it is in fact a famous quote by Ralph Waldo Trine.

live, love, hope, dream, believe

Merry Christmas and Peace to All!

I enjoy creating my card every year. Designing the card and message, creating the artwork, choosing the envelope. This year I had a little extra fun creating custom postage stamps with a portion of the card artwork. The stamps are official USPS which I ordered through PictureItPostage.

message #12: i don't have a label

Here's a peek at a new series of art I am developing. Available for license in 2010.

It's now or never time.

Recently, a friend was looking over my shoulder, at my computer and was somewhat horrified that I would tape things to my keyboard surface. What better place? I can't miss it there. And this is a really good message for me, one that has kept me motivated for almost two years now. I feel as though I have a space of time right now that is very valuable. It's now or never time.

Anyway, at the rate that computers become outdated, this snippet will probably outlast my laptop.

Our deepest fear...

I was sorting through some papers and came across this quote that I had adopted as a favorite a few years back. I believe this is a slightly shortened version. I still love it.

The complete original quote by Marianne Williamson (not Nelson Mandela, to whom many have credited this quote) can be read at www.marianne.com

Live beautifully.

Every time I run across one of the Ligne Roset ads with this headline, I tear it out and pin it up somewhere. Each one says it so...well, beautifully. I recently checked out their website, where there was a screensaver of their ads available for my own personal download. (and yours too) I was originally drawn to the headline and the texture and colors of the backgrounds, but the photography, overall, has me completely captivated.

Photography by Julia Fullerton-Batten. http://www.juliafullerton-batten.com

I am nothing if not hopeful.

I can't help it, I am an optimist, the glass is always half full. But I have bad days, too, and reminders like this make me smile. Because if a printed quote pinned on my wall says it's going to be OK, then it must be true.

This was copied from a magnet made by quotable cards, inc.® www.quotablecards.com

A New Year's Resolution

It's really very simple.

I don't like stress. It stresses me out. Especially work stress, I always meet the deadline, so what am I worried about? Hence, my latest mantra. Do. Do the work, get started, don't procrastinate, don't think about how much you have to do. Enjoy. Enjoy it while you are doing it, isn't that why you do creative work, because you love it? Believe. That it will get done, that all will be well. So simple.