terrain at styners

birthday post//part 3//gifts.

"it was in her completely loving creative being
that was the complete source of all living."
gertrude stein

beauties! for this post i am sharing what is nourishing me, watering the hungry seeds, feeding my growth of being the best mama & woman i can be in those swatches of depth... in those super precious moments when i can take in the warm words of wisdom being shared in the waves of information, you know, out there in the world!

i guess you could call it my creative human process. i cast my fishing rod and here are some of the incredible fish i have found recently... my feeding times are early morning walks, driving in the car or a few minutes at night before i pass out in bed... the quieter moments.. beauty in this still form.. in the transformative section of the menu... where the words steep inside my voracious pockets of expression, understanding, receiving, intimacy in a 'me too' kind of way, how others are doing it (life i mean) between filling the sigg bottles with water to putting pink polka dotted socks onto luscious little feet, trying to maintain sanity & feed the dog all in one breath. 

i am a believer in giving gifts on my birthday! so here are a few offerings to feed you in the heart & home way.... i am so grateful for YOU! thank you for reading my words, sharing in my journey & feeding me with your stories. i am so happy to have you with me in this, our, beauty love fest.

LISTENING TO....
i just recently started to take my iphone on walks... it's become my 'walking church' when i listen to this amazing podcast called on being. my friend lara sent me an email in the new year that said 'this is your new years gift' and she was so right! it took me 3 months to listen to it and now i am hooked. it's a blend of spiritual, creative, intellectual & political interviews all in one. this is one of my favorite interviews with the awesome sylvia boorstein. this link takes you to the video as well... i listen to these when i am walking or in the car, so i don't watch anything, which has been my experience of this podcast. 

READING...
i am slowly yet consistently getting thru brene brown's, daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent & lead. if i could, this would be my white oprah moment... i would send everyone of you this book! i can't wait for that day! anyway, this is such a good one... you want to highlight, underline & put on a t-shirt almost every sentence. 

ON THE RADIO....
loving this one...

ALWAYS LOVING....
everything in this beauty fest of a store....


COVERING UP....
and then there is this for the table.. with every wash it gets better..in the store they have more choices & a lot of beauty wood boards that i could not find on the site.. it's worth a stroll over there...

WEARING//WANTING//ADMIRING....
this designer...  and i will take one of each here. i am really loving this one though... and this one... maybe i want everything here! i have a few of the pieces and i wear them all the time. i love to feel good in what FEELS like me.. that is also super important to my well being.

YES PLEASE....
a week here... or here.... this one looks perfect for right about now. 

may all your wishes come true! love you beautiesxxxx