etsy finally!

For some reason, I can't post a picture...go figure. So I'll just say, after lots of thinking then procrastinating, I finally did it!

Come shop my new shop artfullyTSL on Etsy and...

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birthday love

On the first Sunday of this month, I woke up in a suite with windows that gave me a 180 view of a body of water, in the bathroom was a soaking tub (I dream of waking up in my own bedroom that provides a view of a beautiful body of water then walking to my bathroom with a claw footed tub to soak until my skin shrivels up like a raisin). In the adjoining rooms next to the living room of the suite, some of my closest friends slept as I reflected on several days of birthday love. Those four, along with several others who know my dreams, gifts and passions gave me the luxury of staying in the suite along with so many other surprises that I lost count of the happy tears that came to my eyes as friends who had flown, drove or took the train arrived in varying intervals to join in three days of festivities. I was amazed that so many women had managed to keep so many secrets from me; they had been planning for months under the direction of my BFF. I was deeply touched and giddy!

This Sunday morning as I sit in reflection of birthdays past, this past one is at the top of the list of Best Birthdays Ever. I am most fortunate to have a group of women, both friends and my sisters, who love me enough to ensure that I started my own personal New Year feeling loved, cared about, and special. I thank them.

So cheers to enduring friendships and more birthdays to come, not just mine…theirs too!

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ps...what happened in the suite and the many other places we went stays with us, so the best I can do is share a picture of cake and ice cream 😉

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heARTbalms™

heARTbalms™ is a highly interactive workshop that fuses the creation of art with mindfulness practices to explore how we relate to each other and foster constructive, healthy exchanges between participants about unconscious bias. Discussions prompted by the creative and mindful processes will also open up the dialog to address the topics of diversity, inclusion, and coexistence. No prior experience with the arts or mindfulness is needed. Come with an open heart…your mind will follow.*

And as always…

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*ps…workshop is designed for students, adults, corporations…contact me via email tina@tinascottlassiter.com for more information, use heARTbalms in the subject line, and please share with others who would be interested.

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dreamin' like 44

dreaming, doing, on the go so…

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change

change moves you forward… 

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memories

Sadly, this past week someone I love dearly passed away. While looking through my photographs to find one of a woman who was like a Mother to me, I came across a small book that I made when I got back from my trip to Morocco several years ago. In it was a lively watercolor that I splashed together as I sat poolside in Quarzazate; its bright colors took me back, lifted my spirits. As I paged through my little creation then sifted through more pictures, though I was grieving, the memories captured of so many wonderful moments from my past gave me comfort.

I will miss you Sara… 

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ten years!

It’s the 10th birthday of my blog!!! 

For a decade, I have shown up to my keyboard to grieve, ponder over personal and professional issues, give gentle advice, share recipes and music, get poetic, showcase my latest art, celebrate, guide tours via photographs, dip my toes in political issues, and as I felt from the beginning, post whatever is “on my mind at the moment”. To my surprise, the content found on the eclectic eye allowed me to publish my first book, provided material for another, and has moved me forward on my life’s path in ways I never could have imagined since that first post on September 2, 2009.

Though I initially began the eclectic eye to reach out to the public, writing it became a form of discipline for me around year two and continues to serve as a reminder that over time with tenacity and desire, I can do whatever I set out to accomplish, beginning anew as often as necessary before everything settles into focus. So as I celebrate a decade of eclectic thoughts and images, for the 858th time I leave you with my signature sign off…

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