Jeanne Fry Art

Tonight while sitting on the deck, dipping into a bowl of freshly cut watermelon, childhood memories started flowing through my mind. I had painted earlier in the day and I began to look a little deeper into what I had been working on. One of the pieces had an element of a turtle holding a dandelion in his mouth, the dandelion having gone to seed and just waiting for someone to blow on it and send their wishes to the Universe.  I started thinking about how we are taught at an early age to Wish ...blow out the candles and "wish"...blow on the dandelion and "wish"..rub the genie lamp and "wish", and above all "don't tell anyone your wish". While I like the concept of teaching a child to "dream" and "wish" and that anything is possible , I began to think about the act in itself and how it contradicts what we are taught as adults. As adults we are taught that we need to be more proactive in our dreams and desires, t...

When you think that there is no where left to go, no sure footing to take your next step, this would be the time to reach deep into your soul and come face to face with your Fears. Fear creates an illusion; it’s a trickster of sorts. It can create a thick fog that hides solutions, whispers mantras of impossibility in your ear, and blocks you from manifesting your wants and needs. Your fears can keep you stuck in situations, feeding you one hundred and one excuses not to move forward. This is the time to take the power away from Fear and direct the power to the love in your Heart…the love for You.  Now is when you love yourself more than the fears that are holding you back. Now is when you love yourself enough to make a new set of rules that protect and nurture your spirit by putting yourself first.  Now is when you love yourself so deeply that you won’t accept anything but the very best for your soul. Now is when you love yourself enough to pull the veil...