tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post9052917980977898505..comments2023-09-13T15:27:05.241+01:00Comments on Mixed Media Art, Healing & Wellness with Willowing: Out of Ashes, Phoenix RisesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022849524561325414noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-67944562732288062092011-01-01T04:56:17.946+00:002011-01-01T04:56:17.946+00:00Thank you for sharing --yes-- becoming a MOM is th...<a rel="nofollow">Thank you for sharing --yes-- becoming a MOM is the most significant moment in a woman's life! Laughter through tears! Moments overflowing in pure delight, moments overflowing with tears of joy, yet so bittersweet. <br />You see, I struggled to hold back time but my little ones grew up so quickly and now they are almost in their teens! Where did the precious time go?<br />I remember (getting misty now) those early days of baby, so dear--the sweet little coo's, holding them close--those darling little fingers and toes! Miracles!<br /><br />I love my children for who they are now but I must admit, I do miss my "sweet babies"! And yet, don't we have so much to look forward to! Someday we'll become grandparents and what bliss--to enjoy the wonderful experience of a new life--over and over again! <br /><br />And yes, I must tell you this--your art work is gorgeous-gorgeous-gorgous! What an inspiration you are!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family!<br /><br />Many Blessings,<br />Kymberly</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502264197573288754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-44635745326432675282010-10-26T22:23:54.199+01:002010-10-26T22:23:54.199+01:00Parenting is both amazing and overwhelming. Joyful...Parenting is both amazing and overwhelming. Joyful and suffocating. Finding time just for me feels at times as intangible as trying to climb Everest. Through my art I am learning to find balance and joy. Thanks for your courses and your inspiration.IdaDownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378611753067951598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-24310898497502253002010-10-06T07:49:02.685+01:002010-10-06T07:49:02.685+01:00wonderful post... my English isn´t so good, but I ...wonderful post... my English isn´t so good, but I feel and felt the same with my daughter ... she is now nearly 10 years old.<br />Our life change so much if we are parents and we grow so much with our new tasks.. I love it...although I think often how wonderful would life be without a kid... I won´t never miss my daughter...the more we give of ourselves, the more they give to us! <br /><br />xxx Susifroebelsternchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501600240752195171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-7786643083046365752010-10-05T16:46:25.195+01:002010-10-05T16:46:25.195+01:00Ho ! It's wonderfull ! I've only sew your ...Ho ! It's wonderfull ! I've only sew your vidéos on another site, i didn't have the idea to visit your blog ! What a terrible error !!<br />I'm under charm ! Thank you so much for your "façon d'être", (behaviour ? not completly that...).<br />Heu... I'm french, so my english is really poor !!! Sorry :D<br />See you later here !Samhttp://sabsfreeworld.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-38694983699462766382010-10-04T12:01:41.285+01:002010-10-04T12:01:41.285+01:00@leila: ehehe, he's funny eh with his cheeky t...@leila: ehehe, he's funny eh with his cheeky tongue! :) <br /><br />@kristin; thanks so much for your supportive and lovely comment kristin. big hugs<br /><br />@kristen alicia: thank you so much for your lovely comment! big hugs. x <br /><br />@angie: you are welcome sweets! thank YOU for being so supportive and for your encouraging, lovely comment! big hugs x<br /><br />@wrightstuff; nice to meet you too! thank you for joining me here! :)) and thank you for your empathy re my friend of a friend, i know it's too insane to think about what she is going through. *heaving heavy sigh*<br /><br />@effy; you dear effy; thank you for your empathy, you say it so well; to shield yourself from the onslaught .. yes yes.. big hugs to you. xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022849524561325414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-88094730094362670642010-10-04T11:55:32.973+01:002010-10-04T11:55:32.973+01:00@jerene: yes, meditating is a great way of getting...@jerene: yes, meditating is a great way of getting yourself in a grounded head space. i find meditating so hard though! i always get really restless, but i know it's something i really must take up! thank you for your comment<br /><br />@janie; thank you janie! :)<br /><br />@dawn; thank you so much dawn, it's good to know i'm not the only one going through that. big hugs to you. *squeeze* <br /><br />@carmen; thank you so much for your comment carmen, yes, sharing it does make a difference i must say! big hugs. xooxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022849524561325414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-33273500412267218502010-10-03T18:13:33.316+01:002010-10-03T18:13:33.316+01:00Oh, Tam. I really feel you. Empathy is difficult f...Oh, Tam. I really feel you. Empathy is difficult for me because it really can overwhelm me. I find myself either shutting down completely or feeling everything all at once. It's not an easy task to learn to shield oneself from the onslaught. <br /><br />Your boy is beautiful, as are you gorgeous pages. What a creatrix you are! Amazing, inspiring, beautiful woman, I wish you peace in the struggle.<br /><br />xox<br /><br />EffyEffy Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717271983027963441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-4761162033265479912010-10-02T21:45:39.257+01:002010-10-02T21:45:39.257+01:00This is my first visit here and I'm pulling up...This is my first visit here and I'm pulling up a cosy chair ready to get comfy (hope you don't mind and, more importantly, that I don't come across like a stalker!). I found you via all those wonderful fellow bloggers talking about your course - thank you so much for doing this. I've put your banner on my blog, and will definitely be blogging about it, tweeting, facebooking and all those wonderful social media things!<br /><br />Onto this post, I felt what you wrote in my heart - I have a son (he's 6 now) and boy has my life changed, but naturally you wouldn't swap it for the world. He's a part of me and a joy to share my life with. As he grows he amazes me with his little wisdoms and observations. It's hard to believe that I made him! Wonderful.<br /><br />I felt the pain when you spoke of your friend. I just wrote a whole lot more then deleted it, since it brought tears to my eyes. Warmest wishes to you, your friend and her family.<br /><br />Nice to meet you and looking forward to starting the course.WrightStuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684505907887354154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-67657884148695282852010-10-02T03:53:04.419+01:002010-10-02T03:53:04.419+01:00Hi Tam,
This is a such a beautiful post. It is u...Hi Tam,<br />This is a such a beautiful post. It is understandable that you're busy with "Life" and that it is keeping you busy, but I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't secretly overjoyed whenever I see a new post on your blog or an update on Facebook. It's always so good to hear from you. I have missed your art and your beautiful spirit!<br /><br />As always, your journal entries speak to me - thank you so much for sharing so much of YOU with the rest of us. You are so talented and an inspiration to so many of us. And a huge THANK YOU for your free online course. That you are willing to offer a "free" course speaks volumes of the kind of person that you are, and I just want you to know how much I respect you for that very gesture. That is putting out some serious good-karma vibes...and it will be returned to you, tenfold! <br /><br />Have a lovely weekend, my friend. <br /><br />xoxo.<br />Angieangie on mauihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770427639385628076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-75453753210026161272010-10-01T18:06:07.154+01:002010-10-01T18:06:07.154+01:00Hi Tam, I'm so glad I 'found' you! Th...Hi Tam, I'm so glad I 'found' you! Thank you for a wonderful post & beautiful art. Great to see the video of andy & Dylan - a very cute little boy. Hope you have a great weekend.Kirsten Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522849402331114498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-61240031769900081362010-10-01T17:37:35.643+01:002010-10-01T17:37:35.643+01:00Wow, Tam! You wrote with such depth and feeling. ...Wow, Tam! You wrote with such depth and feeling. I'm so with you on everything. . .except having a baby. (For me, that will come!) <br /><br />I have to say, you've made a big impact on my life! I'm grateful to you for helping to open my 'art' door. I had no idea the things I could do until I discovered your YouTube videos!<br /><br />I, too, suffer with others at times. It doesn't do much good, but I know I do it to keep my mind off my woes in life. Don't be hard on yourself about it. Just realize you do it as an escape!<br /><br />Take care of yourself, and know there are many of us supporting you even if we don't say much!<br /><br />Your art journal entries are fantastic as always. They seem to express the same emotions I've felt as of late! I think I will have to make some time for myself each day to create and escape life- even for a little while! As always, you and your artwork are an inspiration!<br /><br />KristinKristin L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04921975250224156510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-60896215811873039192010-10-01T17:11:36.341+01:002010-10-01T17:11:36.341+01:00A beautiful post and very beautiful journal pages....A beautiful post and very beautiful journal pages.<br /><br />I absolutely adore your sons image with his tongue sticking out. Super cute!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-51141044110234970112010-10-01T16:16:37.249+01:002010-10-01T16:16:37.249+01:00Just signed up for The Heart of Art - and did a po...Just signed up for The Heart of Art - and did a post about it on my blog. Love Your Beautiful Art!!! <br /><br />Your little one is co cute.Darlenehttp://cinnamonpink.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-36871668697893493282010-10-01T15:44:38.166+01:002010-10-01T15:44:38.166+01:00Wonderful post Tam, thank you for sharing so much....Wonderful post Tam, thank you for sharing so much. I struggle with feeling overwhelmed by all the suffering and anguish that so many feel, individually and collectively as a community. It doesn't always feel better, but perhaps knowing that sharing about how you cope with it here, and that you are not alone in the whirlwind, might ease your two-sizes-too-big heart. Your family is beautiful and precious-enjoy every moment! Many blissful days,<br /><br />CarmenBiomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841407047838222242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-38797532227937127382010-10-01T15:09:53.392+01:002010-10-01T15:09:53.392+01:00I love this post Tam...your journal pages are just...I love this post Tam...your journal pages are just beautiful and so is your family! I knew there was a reason that I felt so at ease with you...we seem to share a lot of the same problems with our stressing over the suffering of others...I have that problem too but I guess I never really realized it or maybe admitted it until I saw you write it...now I see it and I guess I need to find a way to deal with it. I want to thank you for offering help to those of us who need it. You are a truly beautiful gift to the world Tamara LaPorte and I hope that someone tells you that every single day because it is every bit true! hugs!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682713111608007541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-81364720678260212992010-10-01T14:02:45.320+01:002010-10-01T14:02:45.320+01:00this is a beautiful post, tam.....loving the colou...this is a beautiful post, tam.....loving the colours in your journal pages.... a very happy day to you... ;)Janie Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033453463923479878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094877959826559848.post-43260175199383873282010-10-01T13:54:57.340+01:002010-10-01T13:54:57.340+01:00I have had a HUGE issue with "shutting the em...I have had a HUGE issue with "shutting the empathy door." All my life I have felt other peoples pain and sorrow and that has had a tremendous effect (and not in a good way) on my life. Finally, I have a resolution. Every morning I meditate to put me in a "good" place, and then I visualize putting on a clear armor that repels negative energy. I still can see it that way but I don't have to FEEL it. I know having a baby probably gives you little time to meditate, but honestly, MAKE the time. It makes all the difference in the world!Angel Heart Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476251154483807771noreply@blogger.com