Happy Holiday From Organic Pink Lady!

Feliz Ano Novo! Happy New Year!

Can you see the two million people on the beach and street? That's New Years in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, friends. In my opinion, it's the very best New Years in the entire world. Everyone wears white, lights candles on the beach, jumps over 7 waves on one foot while making a wish, throws flowers in the ocean for the goddess of the sea and then the fireworks are beyond spectacular.


The best part, though, is the absolute love that can't help but explode between strangers. You really do feel part of a huge human family and you kiss and hug as many of those strangers (and your own friends and loved ones too, of course ;) as you can. Then you dance on the street all night, watch the sunrise and walk back to your Vovó's apartment. You wish her good morning and a Happy New Year, wrap her in billions of love, and go to bed.


It is in this spirit that I Thank You for being a friend of Organic Pink Lady this past year. I appreciate your enthusiasm, support, friendship and encouragement more than you can imagine. Thank you. May all of our truest dreams be realized in this dawning decade.

Love,
Juliette

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P R O C R A S T I N A T I O N

It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon in Boulder, Colorado.
As I was wondering whether I was going to accomplish anything (anything at all) today,
I came across this BRILLIANT animation. Perfect.

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Do you have a Dream Today?

MLK had a dream.
What's your dream? Everybody has a dream.
Welcome to Planet Earth. What's your dream?

Go on! Tell me what you want what you really really want. (sorry, couldn't resist:)
I thought I was well on top of 'what I want' until my beloved 14 year old friend made the above poster and gave it to me, very intentionally. To me, her direct question implied that perhaps there was more to know about 'what I want'. (Plus, do you see that underline? And that big intense question mark?)

So I've been asking more of myself. What is it really, that I'm doing here? What is it really that I want to hitch my heart to? What is it really that I want to give? What is it really that I want to receive? What is it really that I want to create? What is it really that I want to live? What is it really that I want to experience?

I ask. I listen. I let all those answers go. And ask again ... what is it that I really want? As I relax, I sink more deeply beneath each layer. As I do, listening becomes ever more still and scintillating. As I approach the heart of my truth, a melding happens ... wanting begins to dissolve as I become what I am.

Try it. Hitch the heart of your being to what you want, to what you are. In time, it will speak through you into physical expression.

Okay ... too much already? Let's just take it from the top ...

Now the question is put to you.
Delve as deeply into the ocean as you'd like.
Now is the time.
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Happy 2010!

Happy New Year.
Happy New Decade.
Full Moon.
Blue Moon.
May all our heart's desires come true!
<3
PS. A Blue Moon is the 2nd Full Moon in a month. It happens rarely. The last one, before our NYE 2009 one, was in 1990. The next one will be in 2028!

Here's How It Happened

I stacked mySpanish/PortugueseEnglishFrench/EnglishPortuguesedictionaries.
I opened each one to a page at random and wrote down the page number.
I added the individual numbers together (that's the 34). Then I flipped a coin to see if I should keep it a two digit number or reduce it further by adding the two individual numbers together. Best of 3. Heads won. #7. Then I went to my FB FAN page, opened up the list of cool peeps, and counted up to 7 from the bottom. That's how Victor Warring became the WON!

Drumroll Please ...

(click the image to enlarge)
To find out how it all happened, scroll UP or click here.

Point Five!

That's TOMORROW morning!Just getting here? That's okay. There's still time. Scroll down to Giveaway to find out what's happenin'!

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Giveaway!

This GIVEAWAY is exclusively for Organic Pink Lady's FACEBOOK Fans; so all you have to do is become my FAN on Facebook and you'll automatically be entered into the drawing!

If you're already into FB, becoming my FAN is an easy way to keep in touch with my blog entries, new art in my portfolio, new art in my shop, contests, photos, projects (I've got lots of them in the works, some of which might involve YOU), giveaways, shows I might attend ETC. BEST of all though, you'll be able to meet and interact with other cool peeps!

Please invite your friends! The more, the merrier. Once you're on my PAGE you can do that easily by clicking on "suggest to friends" just under the profile picture. If you're not on FB, but you have a friend or acquaintance you know would love my art, and to be a part of this fun GIVEAWAY, please send them this link: http://www.facebook.com/organicpinklady. It takes them to my FB page. Or you can use this link http://organicpinklady.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaway.html and send them to this entry.

Oh Right! Want to know what you might win? Visit my ART SHOP and start deciding! The winner could be YOU! You know, if you wanted to give the gift to someone else, you could do that. I'll even send it to them, if you'd like!

Feeling left out hey-no-fair-just-cuz-i'm-not-on-fb? No worries ... I'm going to have a giveaway for Newsletter Subscribers too. Yes, you can be on FB with me AND sign up for The Newsletter! Why not! More chances of winning that way! And you'll get different news and fun treats anyway!

So WHY am I just giving away art? Because I want to build my online community. Because I seriously want to give something to somebody. That's mostly why I make art in the first place, for you. And also because hey, December is my birthday month and I like December.

Well Hello Again Summer?!

My potted flowers are trying to bloom again! What a lovely springie feeling in the midst of November. No doubt more of last week is just around the corner though. Well, here's to enjoying it while we can, this whole global warming climate change wackie weather on Planet Earth!

Yup. It's official.

Winter!That's the view from my studio window. I'm thinking about a season in the kitchen. A season of music & dancing with friends. A season of painting and making things. Maybe even a season of learning to use my 1970's sewing machine. I really want to learn to make clothes, like costumes! It's already a new year, did you know that? October 22nd was the beginning of the Spiritual New Year. This year is the Year of Creativity and oh baby, I'm excited! Let's do it, make it, sing it, learn it, dream it into this world, this world! The time is now. Want a ride? I have a sleigh! Lets go to the stars for it all! And bring it all the way back here to share!

Doesn't she?

This lady so has a story, doesn't she? Do you see it? Can you hear it? Will you tell it? <3

It's a brand new daaay!!

I opened my curtains a little wider this morning, to let the sunlight and warmth shine in deeper. It feels peaceful and vibrant, all at the same time.

So where were YOU yesterday? I was in a ski class! I bowed out, along with another classmate, and caught the "I do solemnly swear" part and the speech. You know it's gotta be super important for me to bow out of my ski class!! The sky was immensely and intensely blue. There was not EVEN a whisper of a breeze.

And today? I'm buzzing with joy, hope and good feelings. Here's to all of our journeys, up the big mountain!

mOOn festival

Isn't it positively dreamy that there is a mOOn festival on this planet? It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month which this year was the 14th of September. On that night, I happened to go out for a stroll in my hood, turned a corner, and was completely awe struck by the mOOn. It was low, immense and superbly full bellied. At the time, I didn't realize that it was the same mOOn being celebrated all over the planet.

The mOOn festival is an East Asian tradition which originated in China, centuries ago. At this time, people gather to gaze at the bright harvest mOOn, sing mOOn poems and eat mOOn cakes & pomeloes together, amongst lanterns. Really! As if the mere idea of the mOOn festival weren't poetry enough.

No wonder the mOOn amazed me more deeply than usual that night. It had been, and was being, infused with our reflection, celebration, awe and love! I hope you have a chance to go for a mOON stroll. Soak up some of those leftover love beams still glowing and reflect some back from your full heart, to all those you love. I'll see you in the mOOn ...

Our Popoja ...

Can you see my yogurt in the 'fridge' ?
I'm back! I bowed out to go spend a few days with dear friends. We met in a canyon, in Wyoming, and camped along the banks of the Popo Agie (say poPOja, think Mme Gabor on that last 'ja' part) River! Our days were filled with lots of boulder hopping, waterfalls, lying on rocks, laughing, sleeping under millions of stars, hiking with kids and petroglyphs even! FAB perfection!

As if it were an Assignment

No matter how late in the season,
late in the day,
late in your life,
Walk outside and water your garden
Deadhead your petunias
Make room for blossoms.

No matter how long you have neglected Life,
days or decades,
Return.
Begin again.
Take the step across the threshold and stay out there for a while,
As if it were an assignment.
Don't come in until the day is done.
This is what I experienced today.

Organic Pink Lady is ...

TWITTERING! Certainly you were WONDERING what I was up to, right? Well, now you need not wonder any longer. Twitter makes it easy for me to let you in on all the fun one-liner details, right here on this blogspot. See it up there on the right sidebar? Yeah, it's a little like stalking, you might say, but in a fun, curious, connecting sort of way. Leave me comments anytime!

... is going to Japan!

Once I call the number, wrap it up, put it in Pimi's basket and send it off, my little camera will be on its way to Dr.Japan! Too bad I don't fit inside it, we could both go!! I do hope the procedure is quick, easy and affordable. You heard it was broken, right? In the meantime ... I'm happy to thank Ryan, who so generously lent me his own camera, so that I can, finally, at least show you some new paintings! With all my <3, thank you, Ryan!