Annie: About me, I am a minor published poet with work in four internationally published anthologies.I am working on a collection of poems bout Nova Scotia.I also write Haiku,Sijo, Tanka and Hagia- a combination of photography and Haiku. Originally from Boston I have lived here for the last nine years on a small farm called foggytop. we raise sheep,goats and poultry. We are trying to make the farm self surviving-easier said then done. I was trained as an artist but I spent thirty plus years in corporate America. I design rare gemstone jewellery and work as a fibre artist and photographer.
Where does creativity meet spirituality for you?
I always been on a spiritual quest, creative energy must originate from the creator, I am sojourner of sorts finding many religions offer aspects of joy and awareness that brings me peace. The Dali Llama- to take what we need and leave the rest. At the base of all religions I find a oneness-that connects us all.
Thomas Merton has a prayer where he confesses his uncertainty and in his uncertainty he concludes that by merely trying to please God, we do in fact please him. In this mindset I wrote the following
knowing
that I know nothing
I surrender
my mind centers and my breathing slows
it is in this silence
I at last find
you
waiting for me
on the other side of each breath
The 12 week journey we just completed FINDING WATER, THE ARTISTS WAY gave us many beneficial tools to help harness the Creator and our “believing mirrors” to build us up when we can not go on. So I thank Lungta the wind horse blow blessing across the universe and leas us al to a new creative level -
Namaste Annie
