Pausing With My (Uncomfortable) Feelings And an Invitation for You to Do It, Too

Yesterday as a gentle rain tickled the windows, I cleaned and organized my studio and thought about what I wanted to write to you.

lifeAnne ButeraMay 13, 2023acknowledging uncomfortable feelings, struggles, spring, arrival of spring, awakening nature, art from a place of joy, noticing joy, noticing beauty, sitting with our feelings, pausing for reflection, uncomfortable feelings, being gentle with ourselves, being gentle with yourself, claiming space, returning to creativity Comments

Embracing Stillness: Lessons Learned Waiting at the Vet

This year I’ve gone to more vet appointments than I can count. I guess I could count them, flip back through calendar pages and tally up appointments for tests and surgery and treatments and more tests.

Thoughts on Failure

I’ve been thinking about failure. About journeys. Curiosity. Ebbs and flows. Changes.

We’re constantly in a state of change. Sometimes the change is so slow, so gradual, we don’t notice. Other times we’re faced with bigger changes. Or decisions we have to make which will lead to change.

notes from the studio