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Beginner Yoga

Posted on August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 by Artful Gems

23 years ago, I became very interested in yoga. I was surrounded by many family members who practiced and I wanted to learn. I even had a brother in law who was a Gurugi. He exuded calm, love, peace, all the qualities I wished to embody. Here he is in this picture. His sister, my Read More

The Power of the Hamsa

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Artful Gems

Hamsa All is Well Today I wanted to write a quick post. I’ll write these once in a while and talk about a symbol or a culture, or just a quick motivation. I began the blog and planned to continue adding to the Cultures and Symbols page, but honestly, it has been hard to keep Read More

Talent Is a Gift from God

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Artful Gems

Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia For as far as I can remember, I have always had some kind of creative utensil with me. Whether it was a simple pencil or pen, or an entire set of acrylic paints, my life Read More

The Secret

Posted on June 23, 2018July 9, 2020 by Artful Gems

The solution we crave is surrender. Gary Zukov It’s no secret that life has many ups and downs. I’m sure every person out there has had their share of difficult times as well as happy moments. My life is no different: highs, lows; good and bad. It’s life and I dealt with everything the way I Read More

Stones = Energy

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 by Artful Gems

“Get over it, and accept the inarguable conclusion. The universe is immaterial-mental and spiritual” – Richard Conn Henry I read this really cool article and it got me thinking. It discusses quantum physics and energy. Yeah,,,, Hated physics in high school and here I found myself engrossed in what this article says. And, of course Read More

Spiritual Growth

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by Artful Gems

As children, we are molded to the likeness of our parents, caregivers. We learn what they teach because we look up to them as the ultimate role models and of course, They would never steer us in the wrong direction. We learn how to dress, how to speak, what’s good and what’s not. In my case, Read More