Weekend prescriptions for a happy outlook !

ok,breath,now close your eyes,listen very ,very closely to the silence,even if it only imagined...

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now go somewhere lush, somewhere vibrant as though you are once again a child, innocent and loved....

                                                     painting mariechristine Marty (sold)

this is starting to make the crazy week of negative news fade...and you are open to seeing new                                                                     and beautiful things!!! 

you have been invited to the south of France by a famous artist,known for her brilliant palette which reflects the bright sun, the red earth,the rich wines, the presence of centuries of Spanish,Catalan, Italian, and North African layers of traditions, music,dance,arts, In Marie Christine's Salon there are paintings yielding sunflower yellows,burnt oranges,ochres, suggesting the smell of wild figs,lemons, herbs like thyme, sage,lavenders, 

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you are still feeling new , and fresh to these sensations....like a child of say,4 years old who still can see the auras of angels and the love of the good and the kind beings, those who use their gifts from the heavens,or the powers that be,for positive,for progress,for healing....

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As you grow hungry with all this  ,chocolat fondant is offered by the kind Lady in red....

 painting mariechristine Marty (sold)

she is strong,generous,and kind...you feel safe,she is like the woman of the healing stories about wisdom and fairness...sometimes she is perceived as too strong, or too focused,she knows

and appreciates beauty,loving the details and textures of fine things 

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she knows, as you do ,life can be a fight,a dance with danger or grace or passion or maybe all three, there is comfort in knowing that many have faced the challenges and that we survive and that we can thrive ....

                                               painting mariechristine Marty -Sang et Or                            

  you are feeling strong,your head is held high, proud,yet with a healthy dose of humility,you are sure to move into the challenges of the tomorrow without hesitation, but rather with faith  and hope.... 

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and now you can do a little Irish gig or any other dance for that matter, because you feel grateful and joyous 

 and so safe with the dancing nun!!

Now go spread the joy and hug someone you love!

When our Children get sick- Keeping it LIGHT!

Happy Weekend All! Happy Mardi Gras!!!!

We are finally all back on our feet after the nasty gastro that gripped our family for nearly 2 weeks.  I have managed to get back my appetite enough to prepare meals again- hooray !

I do not like being sick nor playing the bathroom cleanup fairy and shall we say that awaking multiple times a night reminds me of nights on call responding to the in 's and outs of bodily functions of my adorable patients

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 It is altogether different when the whining patient is your preteen daughter who is having a fit because her hair , recently straightened and washed,  is in the way of projectile vomitus and I can do nothing to assuage her ! It is at times like these which are rather bittersweet, happy to be of aid to my own children during their discomfort with illness yet, noting that it is far easier to care for patients because there is no personal stuff to get in the way of treatments!

So I have been musing alot over these past days away from my blog world and there are a few things I wanted to share:

Taking time to honor great things happening in the world like---

• I so loved Obama's Congressional Address - he delivered a clear message to Americans about his objectives regarding  Energy, Health care, and Education.  He drew a line for all to see about how these three issues were necessary to address NOW because they impact  the economic picture so acutely. Hooray for logical,bright leaders who can see the forest and the trees.  

Taking time to notice nature's beauty----

• It has been magnificent these last few days with far reaching rays of gorgeous Mediterranean sunlight  beaming through the french windows.... taunting spring to arrive early!

Taking time to be a bit creative---

• I have been  sketching up ideas for my horrific garden, which is styled to date in early hillbilly. Yes, my husband is a pack rat, so is my son and OK, I admit to having 8 french,iron beds,in parts mind you , in a corner near the outbuilding....I feel a decluttering coming along. And no, we have no chickens,roosters or pigs.
  
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• For the children/ adolescents here the transition back to school was slowed as I mentioned due to virus ville,here at the bohemian mini chateau, I advise pushing them to regain their rhythm with sports and studies( I was a tad eager and ended up doing a round trip to the city where my daughter attends school some 1hour away after she redecorated the girls bathroom- if you follow my drift.... 
• Oh the positives of virus season, you ask- easily inspired weight loss, decrease in the grocery bills for 2 weeks -oh and excuses for long naps and family movie time.
  

THANKS AGAIN  to those of you who kindly alerted me to the problem of being able to follow my WDF- I hope I was able to fix it! Let me know if it persists! 

photos credit-victorian images