OuterBliss: Ordinary Miracles

Marcy, ready to walk out into the snow.
(Is that a monkey on her back?)

Listening to: An unusual and beautiful version of this. Something about it is more upbeat than usual.

Bliss: The world is turning a wee bit white again. The kitten has NOT crashed the tree and its lights to the floor! Perhaps we will be truly daring and attempt ornaments...

About a week ago, someone in my writing group said, "Miracles are just a change in perspective."

How simple; how right; how succinct.

I just wrote about the idea that believing in the impossible could add a layer of richness to our lives that many of us are missing. We have become so cynical, so "sophisticated," so trapped in the illusion of our own intellects.

If the way to our own divinity is to be like innocent children, perhaps this is a good place to start: a change in perspective.

Perhaps we need to allow ourselves to be amazed, to be teased, to be curious without finding all the answers. Perhaps we need to swim for a while in mystery and mayhem and magic and miracles.

As with most of our creative lives, my partner and I have a symbiotic relationship, always influencing one another's work, and so I don't think you'll be surprised to learn that she is also working with the idea of miracles but in the visual form.

Love Milagro, Gouache on Paper

She has taken to creating milagros or ex votos. She is creating art that is meant to help you focus your intentions, your prayers, your meditations. She is creating "reminder art."

The pieces she is making can be used however you see fit -- there are pendants, but you can wear them or not. Perhaps you would just place them on an altar or carry them in your bag. There are prints and originals on paper and ready to hang, three dimensional wooden pieces.

Fertility Milagro on wood

So this past weekend, I spent my time in front of the computer building her Etsy store, Ordinary Miracles.

Lung Milagro, Shrinky Dink pendant:
Having a hard time breathing? Asthma? Or
just working with this Chakra?

Hamsa Shrinky Dink Pendant:
For overall protection.

Marcy will also take special orders. Do you need a specific milagro in a specific form? Let her know! And, of course, you can still peruse her fine art website.