The Power Is In The Climb

Blogs From the Vault! Feb 2020 What do you think when you hear the word Enlightenment? What does that actually look like? According to Wikipedia, Enlightenment is the “full comprehension of a situation”.  Which basically means seeing all things as they truly are, from all aspects. This requires lots of self reflection, the ability to […]

Art as Therapy P2- Self-Exploration & Reflection

A creative life is an interesting and challenging one. My mind has so many fleeting ideas. It takes practice to catch the right one and transform it into physical form. Being creative has taught me that completing cycles carries over into life to help me finish things that I start. Not everything mind you, I […]

Marla Spiritual Guidance 2020

Firstly, this is the first time I have publicly shared a reading with you all. Whatever your belief system, if you do decide to continue to read, I want you to do so with an open heart and mind. For those that have had a commissioned Guide Drawing done for them before you will know […]

The Spiritual Journey Has Nothing To Do With Being Nice

This quote came up on my news-feed on Facebook this morning and got me to thinking.  There is still the belief that people expect you to be a tree hugging hippie because you are living a ‘spiritual life’. It is like the shadow of religious dogma coming down on you again and people having the […]

Through My Fathers Eyes

I remember getting alot of adult attention after my father’s death.  A steady stream of people flowed through our family home bearing food and gifts to cheer us up. I guess it worked because I cannot remember being a grief stricken child. At school my art design was chosen for the Christmas card competition (and […]

When The Past Comes Knocking

High school is a place where society throws hundreds of pre pubescent hormonal children into one big arena and says ‘work it out’.  Its a learning ground for friendships and the most impressionable years of a young woman’s life.   Girls look outside of themselves for validation during these awkward teenage years.  Probably one of […]