I have always been drawn to the ocean, and finding myself technically and practically homeless, I rented a small condo on the beach. Warm breezes, intermittent news, and stressful trips to the grocery store were becoming my ‘new normal’. I hoped if I were patient a project that I was passionate about would appear. I awoke one morning at 4:30 am. It was still dark and while relaxing on the balcony, trying to face another day, the idea for a magazine began to emerge. The content would be contributed by my wide network of artists including my own wall decor images, art from the portfolios of my incredibly talented grandchildren, and art from a vast array of friends who are talented in a variety of media from painting, encaustic, and photography, to writing, home décor, and furniture painting. I knew I had articles to fill the pages of many issues with beauty, creativity, inspiration, and a sense that we can enjoy all the world has to offer as we come to terms with the ever- changing state of the world.
Amidst this crisis we find that it is healing to mourn all our losses, from the lives of the many we’ve lost to the most mundane of tasks like grocery shopping without feeling at a risk.
So, it is time to take a deep breath, grieve, and learn what this pandemic can teach us. We must take this opportunity to create the new normal as we wish it to be and embrace our future; living a lifestyle filled to the brim with beauty, art, appreciation, and compassion.
Enjoy!
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