Happy Summer ....

I'm gradually finding my footing after my sudden need to relocate, 

meaning I could create a printable calendar for July!! 

Feel free to download and print out this calendar for your personal use this month.

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day69: being out in nature does wonders for the soul, and dancing is good too!!!

Today is Election Day and that means an end to this crazy circus which has been the Presidential Campaign of 2017.  Sadly the madness is not going to end today, there has been too much hatred unleashed.  But hopefully some of the nail biting, insomnia inciting, nightmare making anxiety will be alleviated and we, as a nation, can begin to heal and recover from the damage done by a racist, misogynist, sexist, egotistical candidate that has, hopefully, lost.  

But since we, as a nation, are still in a state of anxious anticipation I thought today would be a good day to remind you of the wonders and healing powers of mother nature.  When you are stressed, sad, anxious, tired, 

go outside 

into the fresh air, being in nature is good for the soul.

When you are feeling 'off kilter' or overly stressed, or full of negative thoughts, or bored, 

GO OUTSIDE!! 

feel the elements on your face and body, the sunshine, the rain, the cold, the warmth.  Let nature remind you to breathe.  

It is also good if you are feeling good, happy, positive, 

GO OUTSIDE!

It is a good daily practice no matter you mood, your health or the current state of affairs. 

  I believe in getting outside, in the fresh air, every day!! 

(And of course Scruffy demands it)

When I stayed in Holland it was encouraged, and basically assumed, that one would go outside for a walk during the day, they called it "Een frisse neus halen" (getting a fresh nose) simply means 'going outside'. In America we might say, getting some fresh air.   

I just love that image!!!

So I have planned a LONG walk for later this afternoon, but I have also found another way to let go of my election angst, watching this glorious video created for Humanity for Hillary.  

This video has lightened my heart and my spirit.  This video shows the American that I love and believe in.  I hope it lifts your spirits as much as it has lifted mine!! 

love, mom (and dance, dance, dance)

OFFICIAL "PANTSUIT POWER" FLASH MOB FOR HILLARY from Celia & Mia for HRC on Vimeo.

WE DANCE

Because Love is Love 
Because Black Lives Matter
Because climate change is real
Because women's rights are human rights
Because immigrants make America great
Because every vote matters
We dance for Hillary
Because she fights for us

We are with her!

and in case this above video is not loading here is the direct link to Vimeo .... click and enjoy!!
and dance, dance, dance!!!



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may this calendar express my thanks ... xxxx

as a thank you to this lovely online community, for your continual love and support ... 

I have created this March calendar for you to download and print for your personal uses.  

you can either download the calendar from here 

or you can follow the below link to my flickr account:

https://flic.kr/p/EeeoRJ

also if you wish to use this design in another capacity, please contact me, 

Virginia Fitzgerald, the artist.

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may this dress be a reminder that each day is a new beginning, a fresh start ...

" Write it on your heart

that every day is the best day in the year.

He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day

who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.

Finish every day and be done with it.

You have done what you could.

Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in.

Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day;

begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit

to be cumbered with your old nonsense.

This new day is too dear,

with its hopes and invitations,

to waste a moment on the yesterdays."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today's featured dress is an 8 ft tall dress made of eggshells, created for the installation, this comes from within, that I constructed in the gallery at Medicine Wheel Productions, in 2009. 

Here is a link to a piece written by a wonderful author Tariq Zayid, describing the experience of the installation.

http://virginiafitzgerald.blogspot.com/2009/10/tomorrow-this-comes-from-within-comes.html

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may this dress remind us all to live in the NOW . . .

'happy birthday lisa . . .' from #dailydress journal

With the past, 

I have nothing to do; 

nor with the future. 

I live now.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Today is the best day . . . .

Write it on your heart

that every day 

is the best day in the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Today, recognize the beauty within . . . .

“What lies behind us 

and what lies before us 

are tiny matters compared to 

what lies within us.” 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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May this dress show you all your successes . . .

“To laugh often and much; 

to win the respect of intelligent people 

and the affection of children...

to leave the world a better place...

to know even one life 

has breathed easier because 
you have lived. 

This is to have succeeded.” 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

xxxx
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