As I wrote in my book, “I paint and write of the deepest wounds in poetry, which seems to ease the burden for the witness and me.” Both painting and poetry have been very healing. Since finishing the book, I’ve … Read More
What makes your heart & soul sing?! Do you have soundtracks playing in your head? I definitely do! And, I’m trying to be more aware and intentional with what that sounds like! I’m also learning to be more clear with my voice, … Read More
Ahhh… isn’t it amazing how invigorating it can be to Take a Deep Breath of Life?! I haven’t always felt that way. There were times when I didn’t much care if I went on living and was often numb. There … Read More
I so hope that you are fortunate to have a home that you feel this way about at some point in your life. I realize that there are sometimes seasons in life that we live more adrift and are less … Read More
Do a little dance, make a little love, and sing with me! 🙂 So many great songs have been playing in my head while putting together the June 2016 Thrivival offering about “Oran Mor”, Celtic for “The Great Song.” Yes, I’ve been listening, … 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
Lighting a Candle & Painting Flowers (as promised earlier today). <3 This painting was inspired by the recent video of the father in Paris telling his son that “we have flowers,” which I will share below as well. I definitely … Read More
Time in Rodanthe – Outer Banks, North Carolina. We made it through the stormy, sandy, flooded road (Hwy 12) to a very windy evening over the Atlantic Ocean for our first Night in Rodanthe! The next day, one seemingly simple question went into my … 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. Julia … Read More
Living the dream… finally! 🙂 Thanks to the stars aligning or wishes on shooting starts or answered prayers or living angels or simply showing up, I’m finally going to art school (something I gave up on in about 5th grade). … Read More
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