soft and tough...

do you think of yourself as pretty tough? 

i do...

sometimes you just have to be in life, love and everyday existence...

however, it's also pretty cool to be soft...in so many ways as well...practicing softness makes for peace and calm within the tough spots.

soft and tough...
those are pretty good traits to possess...don't you think?

so here you have it lovely, fine friends...it's the soft and tough designs, I guess you could say...

busy hands over here...

hoping you are enjoying these long days of summer and doing all that you enjoy with those you love.

go gently

kelly

Lake love...

 Just back from a most quiet and relaxing visit to a lake...now, this may sound quite simple and just plain matter of fact...but truth be told, that ever since I was a wee young gal going to summer camp, I had not been to a lake since roughly the age of 13...and my, it is quite clear to me now, that a good lake can do wonders for the mind and soul.

Paddling around in the still calm of crystal waters, nothing on the mind except making it to the little deserted alcove beach...warm sun on my back, collecting sticks and rocks with young ones and sipping cool drinks as the sun goes down...

long walks and chats with a woman so dear, one and only sister love...journaling and planning future goals...indeed, this was a good time.

Hoping your summer is divine.

strength building...

well, i would delight in elaborating on weight training and extensive aerobic exercise to follow through on the above blog title...however, sometimes life, itself, as you well know, is just a plain old simple strength builder...

so far in the last month, the dishwasher took a dive, my windshield was hit by a catapulting rock on the highway and the crack  is now spreading like a wild snake which will need replacement, which of course, is not a simple fix/remedy, given that the antennae, is for some strange reason, built into the glass in vehicles designed and built in the UK...then there was the fact that the brakes went out on said auto, and the price to fix is lending thought to purchasing a new means of transportation all together (although I love my girl on wheels)...hmmm, then there is summer, as lovely and dreamy as it can be at times, it is draining and overwhelming at times as well, since we limit techie time over here, it makes for getting anything or everything done very minimal...all good...but sometimes frustrating as well...so i like to think i am building strength..but mostly i am just trying to find it...bottom line.

i know i know, gratitude and appreciation...i do practice both, just sometimes it's nice to vent a tad bit...so thank you for listening...

how you doing over there? 

friendly reminder...

whenever, wherever and however you can...

hoping your summer is filled with warm sunlight and the sound of footsteps running free...

These days...

I am busy listening to her...and well...enjoying Summer with wee ones, outings, sunshine and fun...

how are things on your end of this wild world? do tell...

Another year...

It would seem that another year has come to pass and so shall one get added to my age soon...birthday's are a strange and quiet thing to me now, for with children come the excitement, fun and festivities around another year passing & the anticipation of becoming another year older...

however, 

as i sit amazed at the speed with which the year zipped by, I try to put into place the things i have done in that year behind me...

did i do all i set out to? 

did i take time to take care of me? 

did i meet my potential and go past any of those walls that seem to pop up in my way? 

did i  listen less to the voice of doubt, to that stinkin thinkin that sometimes takes over? 

was my year filled with as much love as one needs..meaning giving and receiving, did i reach out enough and tell those i loved them that i do? 

did i give up the things i wanted to?

 did i let go a bit more of the sadness from loss and fill that space with light? 

i do not care for fanfare around birthdays, but rather would like to find some quiet, bliss and calm to surround myself,

and perhaps i shall do just that...

dreaming...

Well, it would be quite clear that as of late, this blog is but a dream..meaning it hardly seems real...sometimes it is a push to come to the table (or keyboard) and flow with thoughtful, helpful, interesting tidbits of material...sometimes life just zips by in spurts of getting laundry done, groceries, bills, daily stuffs and wee ones...so, coming here is not always an easy task...and then mix in trying to balance creative time, lack of creative space and well, sleep....hmmm seems like it's a bit of a venting zone here right now...

new by Still Lily Designs

I  am very taken these days with metal, silk and the flow of designs in my mind...and

 then trying to find a way to make them all come 'real'...

so here's to the dream, the one that brings you light(ness) and clarity and makes you wake up feeling like a star, like you can do anything...dream away fine folks...dream away...