One of those days!

Yes, today was one of those days.

The freezer wasn't freezing ice cubes.

The refrigerator temperature is not cold enough and is running all the time, so I am going to have to throw out some food.

I have hurt my right elbow somehow, and in certain positions, it is very painful. No ice cubes makes it difficult to ice the elbow. ;o)

The birthday card I was making had to be remade, and once finished, it still was not "perfect."

Basically, it has been a day of redoing and figuring out how to resolve the challenges that kept surfacing.

Finally, I decided I needed to create something "just because," so I made the two mandalas I have posted here.

I titled the first mandala, "Hearts & Flowers" for obvious reasons. ;o) The picture I used was taken on a lovely September day just about the time the sun was setting, which gave the flower a very vibrant appearance.

The second mandala is called "Morning Glorious" and was taken on the same September afternoon.

I do love the wide open loveliness of morning glories. This perky blossom was surrounded by a sea of green leaves and other buds here and there. She seemed to be saying--"Hey! Look at me! I'm happy here, blooming in my little corner of the world!"

Making these mandalas was a challenge because of my elbow, but I loved the surprise they brought me when I finished them. Perhaps the message for me is that "one of those days" is like a slice of a digital mandala. You never know what the final result will be just by looking at the first slice.

Any today is just a slice of Life. When it is pieced together with all the other slices, then I will be surprised with the amazing results and with what hidden pictures I can see.

So the next time one of those days comes my way, I'll do my best to accept it just as it is and realize that a new "today" is just a sunrise away. ;o)

--Vicky Lynn :o)

"Hearts & Flowers" Mandala
"Morning Glorious" Mandala
Digital mandalas created using Photoshop
Copyright © 2009 by Vicky Lynn Macchione

Angel of Waves comes sailing in

I made a new doodle last night and it became the Angel of Waves that you see here.

She's the angel that does all sorts of things with "waves." Not only does she make sure the ocean does its wave thing (with the help of the moon, of course) but she also makes waves in our lives when we get too settled or too stuck or need a boost of creative energy.

Sometimes her waves are calm and gentle and at other times, she produces large, massive, tsunami-type waves to get our attention, to overflow us with goodness, new ideas, and fresh perspectives.

Her shield combines Her Eye that is always watching and waiting for our call and the Web of Water--a reminder of field of unlimited possibilities where all Life begins, whether human, animal, or plant life or the life of new thoughts and new ways of seeing.

Shells and sea flowers decorate her robe and her wings carry the waves of the ocean. She is quite a Free Spirit, and she is waiting to hear from you!

--Vicky Lynn :o)

Angel of Waves doodle
Ink on paper, felt pens, "Web of water" color added in Photoshop
Copyright © 2009 by Vicky Lynn Macchione