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Our Super Power

Our Super Power

 Doodle Notes “How holy are you who have the power to bring peace to every mind! What purpose could you have that would bring you greater happiness” A Course in Miracles W-63.1:1, 3 Whenever you question your purpose in life, remember this super power we...
Life’s Speed Bumps

Life’s Speed Bumps

Doodle Notes “Don’t confuse life’s speed bumps with stop signs.”- Unknown This is an oldie. I couldn’t draw a thing this past week due to having influenza, which at its worst has felt like a major STOP sign. But this too shall pass!...
In a Bubble of Love: Humor Heals

In a Bubble of Love: Humor Heals

Doodle Notes In the bubble of love that we’ve surrounded a loved one with for the past three weeks, meeting them in the hospital has always been cheerful. At the beginning, when we were yet in shock from what had happened, the bubble of Love made it possible to...
A Bubble of Love

A Bubble of Love

Doodle Notes I’ll only take hope, joy, and love with me when I step into a bubble of Love. To all thoughts of worry, despair, anxiety, grief, etc, I’ll say a happy goodbye. I know they’ll come back when I return. I’ll deal with them then. But...
A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start

Doodle Notes With a fresh start comes forgiveness. With a fresh start you forgive the past and look forward—filled with hope. You acknowledge what you left behind, but bless it, and let it stay in the past. A fresh start makes it feel like no matter what your last...
A Blessed Year

A Blessed Year

Doodle Notes I love to end a year with this quote: “I enjoyed living this year.Now I bless it with Love and release it.”- Louise Hay Below is an old doodle from 2017. It’s fascinating to compare these two versions: one is steady and peaceful, and in...
Turn it Upside-down

Turn it Upside-down

Doodle Notes When life turns upside-down, why not enjoy it? What is the message this new upside-down world wants to convey with Love? Because, it’s always about Love. Even if at first the ego butts in and tries to understand it through fear and judgment. Dig...
As Without, So Within

As Without, So Within

Doodle Notes “The beauty, the wonder that exists all around us also lives within us.You, magnificent and unique, are every bit as awe-inspiring and whole as the night sky.”- Oprah – Imagine each person you meet today being a window to the...
The Ultimate Solution

The Ultimate Solution

Doodle Notes The solution for the need to SOLVE is inherent in the word;You don’t always need to try to SOLVE things,it’s enough that one LOVES. Remembering this has helped me many times as a mom and in other ways too, when I have kept trying to solve problems and fix...