Success vs Stigma

Success

Invisible unless

Managed by the marketplace

Discerned by a Degree

Imagined by a cleaned up image

Success

Grows from deep in the soul

Through the sludge of years

Hope hung on the heart ~ tender threads heart to head.

Stigma ~

Part of the struggle.

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: 

It is the courage to continue that counts.”

~ Winston S. Churchill

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.

Author's note: Edited July 27, 2024

Face Painting

Inspiration

A ray of sunshine

Bubbling and bursting

Splashing coloured ideas

Wet on our faces.

“Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.”

~ Bob Dylan

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.

A Whisper of Strength

Strength in the early morning?

Scrape away the surface ~

‘the sandman from your eyes’

muscles first to move

slowly, stiffly

nudging at the door to the day

Spirit whispers gently

when the mind cries ‘No! No! 

rising to the challenge anyway.

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

~  Eleanor Roosevelt

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.

Be Curious

‘The fog creeps in on little cat feet..’

So says Carl Sandburg ~

Fog swirls around our feet

Rises up through our bodies

Filling cracks and crevices in our hearts

But above eddies of dust in our lands

  Above worries of every day

    Above the fog in our hearts 

There is always starlight above.

“So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.”

~ Stephen Hawking

Don’t forget!  

March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.

Soul Math

Interest + curiosity = energy ~

  To look forward

     To learn more

        To live vibrantly

“Our interests are pretty boundless, as is 
our appetite for new creative experiences.”

~ Jennifer Konner, 
writer, director and producer

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.

Soul Garden

Space ~

Wide open for growth

Breathe 

“Pause. Listen for the whispers of your soul.”

~ Nancy Langston

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 2

Saturday Afternoon on Broadway

I left the Royal theatre yesterday with a tear in my eye. With a group of friends, gifted by one of our members, we attended Broadway Lights. It was an energetic performance by the Victoria Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Jackson. Brian Jackson gave us the lovely bits of history I so enjoy for the selections performed, both for the symphonic pieces and those that accompanied the dance. Students from the Canadian College of the Performing Arts (CCPA) tapped and sang compositions from 42nd Street and Puttin’ on the Ritz in Act One. In Act Two they provided us with two powerful presentations. The first from the Broadway play Ragtime, and the second the suite from Les Misérables. Having not seen Les Misérables, I relied on the comments of two of my companions. ‘That performance was better than many of the professional ones I’ve seen’! Each one of the over fifty dancers brought their dreams to life on stage. Their costuming was excellent from tops hats and tails, to flowing gowns and to the poverty of Paris life in Les Mis. Choreography was beautifully designed and executed.

From the Victoria Symphony pages: 

“This year is the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA)’S 20th Anniversary!……….CCPA’s unique and intensive performing arts training programs are renowned across the nation. Our graduates are pursuing successful careers on Broadway, as well as London, Toronto, Vancouver, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival and Charlottetown Festival and have been featured in films, television and recordings.”

“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.”

~ Les Misérables.

Don’t forget!  March is Epilepsy month with Purple Day for Epilepsy on March 26 each year.