Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

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A Tale of Christmas Eve!

  …and the wise old reindeer watched over Christmas eve ever after so that all children everywhere had Peace and Hope and Joy in their

Do you see what I see?

Pop Up PaintShop Pro challenge “what do you

Merry Christmas Cats!

Created for the “Christmas Window Animated GIF Challenge” in PaintShop

Mosaic Art Therapy – Interview with Saad R. Mikhaiel

by Michell Spoden Healing from traumatic experiences is one of those difficult things many of us must face in life and, considering that we are such complex …

Am I Shrinking?

by Evelyn Horan The other day my husband took off his favorite jeans and walked into the room dressed in a sports pair of Docker Pants. I complimented him on …

Your Magical Mystery Tour awaits!

Happy Haunting Everybloody!

The Story of Rudolph

by Evelyn Horan A man named Bob May, depressed and broken-hearted, stared out of his apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old …

‘Tis now the very witching time of night…

‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world. ~William

things that go bump in the night

From ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! Scottish Prayer

Upcoming Poetry and Drawing Contests Themed on ‘Peace’

The following announcement comes from Dr. Stephen Gill, a well-known poet and fiction writer. Poetry Contest Deadline: October 10, 2014. Winners will be …

Royal Rustic Art with Anne O’Donnell

by Michell Spoden When it comes to art, we create what we think is beauty and find ways to put those expressions on to places that we love. Artists do not all …

Dance like nobody’s watching

“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on …

Music Across Borders – A Chat with Sakis Gouzonis

by Michell Spoden The sounds of music are everywhere. From nation to nation they express their own unique value to the world. No matter what language we speak, …

Stained Glass Art – An Interview with Judy Snook-Kean

by Michell Spoden Stained glass art has been practised for centuries. It was originally considered to be a luxury that wealthy Romans used in their dwelling …

May I have the courage today / To live the life that I would love,

May I have the courage today To live the life that I would love, To postpone my dream no longer But do at last what I came here for And waste my heart on fear …

Happy Summer Solstice – Northern Hemisphere 2014

Innovative Costume Designs – The Profitable Vs the Embarrassing

With Christmas only a month ahead, the focus of businesses has already shifted toward this festive occasion. Christmas costumes are one of the leading …

Finding Beauty

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. The best of beauty is a finer charm than skill in …

Let your inner dragon free

Halloween is coming!

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