Luscious Living

I love how the traditional Mexican holiday Dia de los Mu***os is growing in popularity here in the US, as evidenced by the soulful shades seen on Alberta Street last night!

Art for the People, by the Young People!

James and I got to volunteer at Da Vinci Arts Middle School last week helping artist Joe Sneed support the students there in creating a mural full of color and movement. First the students traced each others' overlapping shadows and they filled in the shapes with bright colors chosen by them. I loved seeing them feeling so proud at bringing beauty and more life to their school!

I've been thinking of how there's so much to fight against in this world. And I'm all for the good fight. But it can consume us. We must use our creative energies to collaborate and make manifest solutions so that if dysfunctional elements of our society, our lives, fail, we have strong alternatives to hold us. I say, choose what you love the most and spend some time every day helping that to thrive in the world!