My wish for you: courage to fight the good fight

I wish for you a moment where you reach in and know you’ll overcome anything thrown at you.
I wish for you a day, a circumstance, an occasion where you rise up and meet challenges life gives you, willingly. I want you to realize in that moment, you are not beaten. You can stand once again.
I [...]

Love: Fight For What We Love

“There would be no passion in this world if we never had to fight for what we love.”
- Susie Switzer
I’m sure you’ve heard the quote, “I’m a lover, not a fighter.” The peaceful person in me would rather love than fight any day, but I know in my heart, the things truly worthy of [...]

See: wisdom from a champ

So, I love Rocky. With wisdom like this, though, who can blame me?
Enjoy this clip.

Hear: Fight Outta You

My dear friend Ann sent me this song by Ben Harper called “Fight Outta You”. I hope if you are ever discouraged or feeling downtrodden by life, you listen to this song or read the lyrics. Never let anyone take the fight out of you.

They’ll look you in the eyes and stone you, then turn [...]

Don’t Stop Dancing!

“After a bomb killed two dozen young people at a Tel Aviv disco a few years ago, Israeli youth refused to be cowed. They resumed a robust nightlife. Today, outside the scene of the bombing, beneath a stone memorial listing the names of the dead, is a single inscription: LO NAFSEEK LIRKOD. [...]

Love: Surrender

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.   It will not lead you astray.” ~ Rumi

Surrender is really hard for me. To me, it conjures up images of the loser in a battle. And I don’t like to lose.
Why then do I get all breathy when I [...]

To See: Jackson Pollock

Many will argue that their child, or an elephant, could do what Jackson Pollock did to canvas. Maybe so, but I say there was probably no one better at surrendering to an organic creative process.
He let the paint be what it is and do what it does. He not only accepted how paint [...]

To Do: Make Your Own Jackson Pollock Art

This has to be one of my greatest time wasters.
This is something you can do with a child as young as a year old. Create your own Jackson Pollock style art virtually just by clicking your mouse (to change colors) and dragging it around to make paint splatters.
Simply addictive.Try it here!

My Wish For You: A Beautiful Spring Day

I hope you enjoy a beautiful spring day full of love, surprises, and loads of comfort and joy.  Make today your own holiday.
All my love, 

Kelley Taylor 

Live: Stare Fear in the Face

Right now with the economy the way it is, with uncertainty ahead, an election coming up, gas prices soaring, and many lives unsure of what exactly is going on, it’s easy to become risk-averse to everything in our lives. It’s time to batten down the hatches, tighten the proverbial belt, pinch some pennies, or [...]