Khaled's Artist of the Month...

I am very flattered and honored to post that Khaled from Khaled KEM has chosen me for his 'Artist of the Month,' to appear on his blog for the month of February.

This was a very pleasant surprise. Please visit Khaled's blog as it will be a treat. His blog truly inspires and his love of family, art, poetry and life is wonderfully apparent.

~ Calli

*He chose to display a watercolor painting of mine titled: World Karma 2

The Lemonade Award...

Khaled from Khaled KEM has gifted me the Lemonade Award! Many thanks to you, Khaled!



The Lemonade Award is for sites which show great attitude and/or gratitude!



Rules for the award:



1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Nominate your favorites and link to this post.



I have nominated the following gems among us:



Tracey-Ann @ Pensieri Senza Colore

A'Jay @ Random Thoughts of Life

Karen @ Keeping Secrets

Steve @ Another Sober Alcoholic

Paul @ Paul Chambers

Katie @ Rainbow Dreams

Noelle @ A Portrait of the Human Heart

Cynthia @ Epiphany: End Note

Maithri @ Soaring Impulse

Victoria @ Chest of Fairy Tales







"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.

Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."



~ Albert Schweitzer

posting errors....

A bit of an html code issue here on my blog...my last 2 posts have somehow, magically combined...Very strange to me. I soon realized the problem, deleted the last post and re-posted it to avoid the problem, or so I thought. If anyone has any ideas on how to resolve this issue, please do write me and let me know.

one word...nothing more

Try_to_hold_on by prunku

comes the light...

"One thing that comes out of myths is that at the bottom of the abyss comes the voice of salvation. The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light."



~ Joseph Campbell



image source: Rendez vous nr.3 by Floriana Barbu * one of my favorite photographers

sconfitta...

Defeat, despair, emotional turmoil, a crisis of faith; we all go through these moments at one time or another. If we are defeated then it implies that we have indeed put up a good fight, does it not? I think we tend to be hard on ourselves and don't give ourselves enough credit when we manage through the hard times. Self-love, self-care, self-respect, self-preservation; all necessary to survival. The key to always remember is that we do persevere, we are strong, we will survive and "this too shall pass."



~Calli © 2009



image source: Sconfitta by William Blake

*Sconfitta is the Italian word for Defeat