my mandala took shape and form on an empty page after many stops and starts

 the first shape, drawn only after a pause— a quiet breath of letting go

 my pen began to move in a rhythm just as the breath does when we take notice and fall into the present…

 mandalas always circular in shape draw us into the center— our center our beauty

 and in so doing we let go this is my moment my letting go my center my beauty

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “bela’s mandala”

 weeping willows transport us to a time before

 when we spent our days dreaming exploring playing

 they listen to our secrets offer wisdom and invite us to hide and seek

 they bend, twist and turn playfully enchanting us to do the same

 beautiful but full of   melancholy they assure us that with every end there is a new beginning…

bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the weeping willow”

 the changing of the seasons often marks a kind of   beginning

 one that, for me, involves a balance of letting go and holding on

 in the fall, the trees rich with color remind me to look forward

 but as the leaves begin to fall to also let go

 exposed naked raw

 the trees reach deep below to  their roots for strength to stand tall

 and high above to the moon for the promise that change, a new beginning and new growth is soon to come…

 so i too reach for my own roots  and my own moon

 and invite you to do the same

 finding strength in where we have been standing tall in who we are now and looking forward to where we are goingbela ’16

 … Read the rest “the moontree”

 the door is open the bird is free but still, she does not fly

 the crescent moon is calling to her, inviting her to embrace the change that is on the way

 but she is not quite ready to accept the moon’s invitation

 and so, the moon waits whimsically patiently

 until

 she is ready to fly

~bela ’16… Read the rest “the moonbird”

 it filled in the beauty lightened the darkness and made me believe in so much more than what seemed possible

on september 27th, i watched as it filled the dark sky the blood moon a super moon eclipsed by the earth’s shadow turning it to blood

 a symbol of the soul passing through the darkness and illuminated in a brilliant  cascade of deep reds

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the blood moon”

 strong wise revered loved

nurturers thinkers mindful of all things

 but still at risk

 they remind us to hope inspire us to be great but most importantly to reflect on our humanity— our capacity to cause harm but our even greater capacity for good

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the elephant”

washed in colorfull of promiselight as air

she dancesevolvedtransformedtranscendent

mesmerizedwe follow this dancewith oureyesspiritdreams

awakened

~bela ’16… Read the rest “the butterfly”

 otherworldly mystical magical

 messengers of protection and perception

 they capture our attention inspire our imaginations and remind us to not only sharpen our physical eyes but also our spiritual ones

 so that when we are lost we can be found

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the seahorse”

 the peace tree home to the om sacred thought to be the sound of the universe the vibration of us always moving always changing always breathing as one

 shanti a call for peace swings from the branches

 om shanti shanti shanti an invocation for peace peace of mind body spirit

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the peace tree”

 the flower of life found me at a time of deep loss and awakening considered by many as sacred geometry,

 its beauty and power lies in the way each petal is evenly-spaced and connected in perfect symmetry

 a symbol of our universal and spiritual connection to each other and the planet earth

 its discovery, once again opened my heart to friendship and love new and old

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the flower of life”

 whimsical luminous larger than life

 a messenger of change renewal discovery

 she inspires wonder curiosity

 and dares  us

 to  dig into build up and rediscover ourselves

~bela ’16

 … Read the rest “the dragonfly”

“Rather than just add something to the existing buildings, I also wanted to add something to the lakefront…I have therefore worked to infuse the building with a certain sensitivity to the culture of the lake—the boats, the sails and the always-changing landscape…Ihope that…[I] have designed not a building, but a piece of the city.… Read the rest “the milwaukee skyline”

home. sweet. home.

~ bela’ 19… Read the rest “home”