True Lightheartedness
Life is lived in the in-betweens, in the messy, in progress, in the here and now, one moment at a time.
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Serving up stories about making art to nourish our hungry hearts
by artist Nicole Sylvia Javorsky
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
Believing is Brave
To choose to believe in something in this enigmatic universe, so much unknown, takes courage.
- Mar 11
- 4 min
Does Anybody Know?
Making sense of existence.
- Mar 7
- 6 min
Processing the Space Between
After our wedding day, I'm processing the grief interwoven with my happiness.
- Feb 10
- 5 min
Just Floating Around
Digging has its place. Brick-laying has its place too. And so does floating.
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Embracing My Interdisciplinary Intricacies
The truth is this is just me being me and I bring who I am to what I do, no matter what I do.
- Feb 2
- 3 min
I Believe in Magic
There is magic in moving through the darkness. And when I say there’s beauty in struggle, I don’t mean that it always feels beautiful.
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Letting Go: Reflection Questions
Each passing moment is living proof of our power to savor the bittersweet and regard our lives as precious.
- Jan 5
- 2 min
What Is the Meaning of Life?
We create meaning. And at the same time, there is a vast, unlimited expanse of what we cannot see, grasp, quantify, or describe.
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
The In-Betweens
In between the moments of writing or painting or drawing, I get scared too.
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Depths
Grief pulls me deep down under and I let it. And I stay here as long as I need.
- Dec 10, 2022
- 4 min
Progress Not Perfection
My perfectionism was never about the surface level worries looping over and over in my mind.
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Interrelated Opposites
Duality, how opposite things exist together, is a central theme of my art.
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Movement in Stillness
I'm noticing how often I find clarity after I take a pause.
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Sadness Without Fear
When we allow ourselves to freely grieve what we’ve lost, whether in our own lives, in our histories, or on this planet, we’re able to more
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
True Colors
I can be a little different depending on where I am, but I'm always me.
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
Painting the Intricacies of Being Alive
Every day I get to be here on this Earth, I’m paying attention.
- Oct 30, 2022
- 6 min
Leave Your Heart to Wander
We can choose to wander guided by our hearts rather than by fear of the future and the unknown.
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Underneath My Silence
Children are meant to be seen AND heard.
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
If We Let Our Tears Water the Soil, What Will Grow?
After years of protests, sharing their stories, and speaking up to keep another polluter out, RISE St. James prevailed.
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