… This morning, I woke with tremendous gratitude in my heart.
Pyramid Point … Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore NA
… gratitude does not mean ignoring my challenges of the past year. It means having the courage to separate the good from the bad and embracing all that has made me full.
This morning … nature’s Thanksgiving gift to me.
Happy Thanksgiving… may gratitude move you today to embrace all that has made you full.
As we enjoyed our outdoor dinner, we listened to the artistry of Falls’ language in the air. The cricket’s chatting … the cicada’s chanting… the swoosh of Canadian geese landing on the lake, taking refuge, as they journey south.
As all of this audible wonder entertained us, leave’s gracefully fell from the sky above… magic. Quarton Lake USA
I have learned that what I focus on in the twilight moments immediately before sleep… is where my dreams focus in the night. Last night I focused on gratitude and peace … waking this morning with a twinkle in both eyes. Sherry/ space cowgirl
….the last day of my 67th year. I ask myself, “how does it make me feel”? I was always a plan ahead girl, but I never planned beyond 65. It seemed so far away in my 20’s, 30’s, even 40’s. I never thought that at this time in my life, my mind would continue its need to search outside of my comfort zone. I thought that as my body aged, my mind would too… asking less of me. So, I am reinventing my purpose. With my finance career in the rear view mirror, I find the other side of my brain is calling… the creative artistic side of me…my sweaters, my writing, my impressionistic art. The beauty of aging… is wisdom. I no longer force myself to make decisions, I allow time and life to make them for me. I am not as anxious as I used to be … no longer critical of my “Me”.
I have developed 3 websites. http://www.myghostinme.com a story of a Chickadee… a donkey … and Me … in search of finding Soul.
…FINDING SOUL…MELODY, FREEDOM AND ME. SHERRY CANTRICK
A PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
…..finding Soul
The family of Soul…
Me: Society’s definition of who I am Soul: My spiritual core Ghost: Emotions of my Soul Melody: Translator of my Soul Freedom: My guardian and best friend Forest of the Naked Slate: A state of mind. In search of love for self
This collection of parables is the result of my life’s journey to meet my Soul. It begins during childhood with two imaginary friends…Melody: a chickadee… and Freedom: a donkey. The parables lead to a journey into the Forest of the Naked Slate. It is here that Me is confronted by society, and its definition of who she is supposed to be. Here… she must fill her Naked Slate. She must choose between society’s definition of who she is, and what her discovery of self… tells her… she must be.
My name is Sherry. I live a nomadic lifestyle in the Great Lakes Region of North America with my husband and our two dogs. I am a creative spirit, an old soul and an Instigator. My introverted tendencies instigate me: creatively…personally…passionately. I actively seek and explore outside of my comfort zone. It defines who I “truly” am. I seek two types of challenge: the opportunity to create “something” from nothing: and the opportunity to look at what is…seeing what could be. I call it creative instigation. I invite you to follow my pursuits as well as share your own. If your introversion instigates you too: to originate, activate, and/or motivate creative form, please share your inspirations. If it is a picture… a story… a poem…post it in my Creative Instigation Guild FB page below: I am searching for creative, positive energy to join my circle. Instigate me.
Believe in yourself… Sherry Cantrick
Founder: Creative Instigation Guild Mission: To promote the art of embracing the world outside of a comfort zone.
www.cantricks.com … where I exhibit and sell my creative work… my impressionistic wall art and soon, my sweaters.
Sleep Bear Point…my favorite Great Lakes hike….3.5 miles of scenic beauty on the bluffs high above Lake Michigan
The terrain entices my senses. The peace captures my soul.
Walking the dunes is an unfamiliar experience. Walking up a dune…each step forward…. drops backward, into a one-half step movement ahead. Heading down a dune …each descending step sinks into the length of two and balance is the focus.
The topography is forever in a world of flux as the winds find their way into making new pictures in the sands and the barren poles that once were thriving trees are buried in place as the granular tomb of nature absorbs their height.
After some time my imagination takes over…as I look at what is….seeing what could be….on this day I captured a mirage of two bodies of water merging into one. 2020
Colors and more colors… lists and more lists…
in the chaos of looking at what is
…seeing what could be.
The Anderson windows arrived on time: the third week of October, after a 3 week lead time. During the past two weeks: installed. They were the perfect fit for this replacement project. Basically…a new double pane window was inserted inside the frame of the old single pane window.
BEFORE: Old window: wood, single pane…installed 1970’s
AFTER: New window: black vinyl, double pane: upper and lower grilles not yet installed.
The windows were installed from the inside, not disturbing the stucco and integrity of the exterior trim. No wood rot was found in the original frames during set up for the replacements. These windows for 50 years were protected in two ways. The building is concrete block so the windows were inset into a concrete frame opening. In addition there was a protective 4′ overhang. Minimal trim had to be removed for the install and one small piece of trim added, to hide the caulked gap between old and new on the inside. I chose double hung, black vinyl with upper and lower snap-in grilles. I had never used “snap-in’s” because of the lack of authenticity. Over the past 10 years this concept has improved significantly so I chose to go this direction for two reasons: the ability to snap out the grilles for easy cleaning and the double hung window has an exterior screen. The screen shadows the way light filters into the window: creating an acceptable visual of true divided-light. The grilles are painted black on one side (outside) and white on the other.
So this weekend, I decided to install the grilles and screens to validate the decision to go this direction. WHOOP’s……things did not go as planned.
I think I need a lesson…maybe they don’t “just” snap in.
BEFORE: Old window: wood, single pane…installed 1970’s
I chose double hung, black vinyl with upper and lower snap-in grilles. I had never used “snap-in’s” because of the lack of authenticity. Over the past 10 years this concept has improved significantly so I chose to go this direction for two reasons: the ability to snap out the grilles for easy cleaning and the double hung window has an exterior screen. The screen shadows the way light filters into the window: creating an acceptable visual of true divided-light. 
The grilles are painted black on one side (outside) and white on the other.
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