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Amidst a bittersweet life, I prefer to celebrate and lean in to the sweet. ? This painting and the playlist that goes with it helped remind me of that as the message emerged to “lean in… life is sweet.” (Please click to … Read More

☆ Sweet Solstice and Fabulous Full Moon Blessings to You! ☆ The second free thrive true seasonal e-zine (digital magazine) gift is now available at thrivetrue.com/ezine! I sure hope you enjoy it. I’d be delighted if you choose to share it, too!  I am so very grateful … Read More

* Note: This blog post was written before moving from the Loving Rd domain/website to Thrive True for technical reasons and before adopting the pen name Julia Ostara (which is just 2 letters different than my married name and sounds … Read More

So thrilled to be Celebrating Life & the Art of Gratitude with 8 other lovely artists. I’ll be featuring an interview and info about each artist’s creative projects leading up to the start of the e-course on October 4th.  Kimberly … Read More

So thrilled to be Celebrating Life & the Art of Gratitude with 8 other lovely artists. I’ll be featuring an interview and info about each artist’s creative projects leading up to the start of the e-course on October 4th.  Lara … Read More

I was asked to be part of this artsy blog hop, where we each answer the following questions and link to a few other blogs that inspire us.  Thanks to Marcia Beckett for inviting me to participate.  You can visit her blog … Read More