Shari Sherman

Shari Sherman

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Stepping into....

It's time to make a wish....This week Jamie asks, "What do you wish to step into?"

I wish to step into an easier life. Don't get me wrong, I am not one to shirk responsibilities, but it just feels like life is really hard right now, and every day is an exercise in problem-solving. I've been working on computer issues at work for almost a week now, and it is really depressing me. And I actually appreciate challenges, but this is ridiculous. I wish I could walk away from it but I can't. I feel like I'm not getting the help I need. Every step I advance is met with another wall. I want to step into a new and easier, smoother direction. I want to step into a life that I feel aligned with as far as my work is concerned. I am using all of my energy to think positively and with gratitude for all the other wonderful aspects of my life, but if one area is out of balance it truly affects everything else. I wish to flow through life with ease. Please.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Abundance

It's Wishcasting Wednesday and today Jamie asks what do you wish for an abundance of? Well, my first answer would be an abundant flow of money! Because an abundance of money would solve the challenges that are swirling about me now. But when I go deeper, I really would like to wish for an abundance of Faith. Faith that everything is exactly as it should be, and that I am learning all that I can in this moment. Faith that doors are opening. Faith that I am on the right path. Faith that what I need will be provided. Faith that the right people will show up. Faith in the Loving Energy that encompasses the entire Universe. Faith that as I live my life in kindness and love and hope and trust, that everything will be okay. Faith in myself to create the life I want. What abundance are you wishing for this harvest season?

***The above picture was taken as a memorial to a lovely friend who passed away last week. I couldn't be at her memorial gathering, so I said my own blessings to her on the beach. After all, that is where I feel closest to all that is Good.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Coming Out of My Shell

 
Today's prompt from Jamie Ridler for Wishcasting Wednesday is "How do you wish to come out of your shell?" I love this metaphor, but the answer didn't come to me right away. I started thinking about how the mollusk or other creature comes out of its shell....there are usually only 2 ways in which it does, either it is being eaten, or it is looking for a bigger abode.

Well, I definitely don't want to be eaten or otherwise meet my demise, so I'm thinking bigger sounds better. I wish to go BIGGER! I want to grow into a bigger shell. I want to wear the label successful female creative entrepreneur (because I know it can be done!) I want to expand my presence on the web. I want to give voice to my ideas and follow my style. I want to make a life encouraging others and feeling those reciprocating lovebeam vibes all the time. I want my art to be EVERYWHERE! Offering inspiration all across the planet! And when this comes to pass, I want to easily slip into an even bigger shell....the possibilities are limitless.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Good Boy!

Here is the newest member of our little tribe.....Maui! He is the cutest little tumble of love. He has been with us since Sunday when Tim and Leila set off to Petsmart to buy a new sucker fish for the tank. That's when they spotted this little fellow being offered for adoption by a local rescue organization. Him and his littermates were left in a box outside the store a few weeks earlier. He was the "runt" of the litter. Someone was coming to pick up his sister and then he would be last to go. Enter us. He has the sweetest disposition and is super smart. He is already learning Sit and Lay down, and has had very few "accidents" in the house. He has slept through the last 2 nights which as anyone who has ever had a puppy (or a baby!) knows is a BIG DEAL. He loves to play with Kona.....Kona is still getting used to him. He's like an old man who has to tolerate a 4-year-old jumping all over him. But they do play and lay near each other, so those are good signs for the future. So I'm a little distracted these days by this guy, but totally in a good way!

Thursday, September 2, 2010




Okay, for some reason I can't figure out how to reduce the size of this video!! (I would totally welcome any hints with this.) But I'm going to leave it up because I am so excited that I WON!!! a free pass to this workshop with Jodi Ohl. I can't wait to explore the mixed media world. It's what I feel I've been drawn to in the last few months, where I'm headed. YAY!  If that's not a sign in the middle of the road, I don't know what is! So psyched! Mahalo nui loa, Jodi!  (thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

What Do you Wish to Begin?


It's Wishcasting Wednesday and I have been so busy these last few weeks, the Wednesdays just feel like they are rolling by so quickly. Today, Jamie's prompt is what do you wish to begin?  I have so many things that I wish to begin. I have no trouble beginning. It is the finishing that I have issues with. What do I wish to finish...now that would be a long post. Maybe that question will be coming up soon!

I want to begin my online store. I want to begin painting for my next show. I want to begin a book. I want to begin a mixed media series. I want to begin.....There are a lot of things I want to begin, but I get stuck, and I have been realizing lately that my life is cluttered and arranged in piles all around me.

I want to begin organizing my life, organizing my dream. First, I need to break my addiction to paper...newpapers, magazines, books, snippets, clippings, and emphemera, numbers scribbled here and lists scribbled there, and don't even get me started on the receipts. With the help of my wonderful husband, I am seeing a new way. It just feels better when things are organized. Life flows smoothly.

So I wish to begin a major de-cluttering effort here. I know this is where I need to start in order to do all the other things I wish to begin...I mean, I really don't need the Organic Living magazine from 2007, do I?