Tuning into Life in Liverpool
It’s a little hard to wrap my head around the fact that I’ve moved four times in the past 11 years. First from a five-bedroom house in Omaha, NE to a three bedroom apartment in Yardley, a township in Pennsylvania,…
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Beth, just being me
Beth Lee-Browning lives in St. Louis, and is a 'woman of a certain age' who continues to learn how to enjoy life to its fullest. I write about my observations and apply a unique wit, sensitivity, to an underlying theme that “everything is going to be all right.”
New Beginnings and Beautiful Outcomes
“Every artist was first an amateur.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Hot Shops Art Center is home to more than 80 local professional artists and multiple gallery spaces. Although I haven’t yet attended one, I’ve heard the bi-annual Open Houses are amazing…
Change is the One Thing in Life that is Certain
“I’ve suffered a great number of catastrophes in my life, most of which have never happened.” ~ Mark Twain There have been times in my life when I feel like I’ve jumped out of the frying pan into the fire,…
A Creative Reboot
“We are never too old to be young at heart. Being young at heart means simply being willing to be a beginner.” ~ Julia Cameron. On September 15, 2011, exactly seven years ago to the date, I picked up the…
Prayers & Dreams Really Do Come True
About ten months ago, I came to the realization that it was time for me to move back into the world of going into an office for my “day job.” In the beginning, I loved the 25 step commute from…
Ideas Are Meant to Be Shared, Not Hidden
DO NOT COVET YOUR IDEAS. Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you. The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you’ll become stale. ~ Paul Arden About a month ago,…
Life is a Beautiful Mosaic in the Making
“She never seemed shattered; to me she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she’s won.” – Matt Baker For the past few months, my thoughts and feelings have found their way into the pages of my journal and onto…
Every Picture Tells a Story
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~ Pablo Picasso After nearly a year of art journaling and drawing my way through some seriously faith testing times, I’ve landed in an…
Knock Three Times on the Ceiling if I’m Noisy, Twice on the Floor if the Music’s too Loud
Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor’s noisy party than being there. ~ Franklin P. Jones One of the upsides to living in a 100 year old building is the amazing hardwood floors. One of the downsides to living…
The World is Askew
Today, the earth shifted off of its axis. It’s been coming for a long time, we’ve seen it happening – but we still wonder how things ended up this way. It’s easy to blame it on the outcome of the…