Hello Friends!

I’m still trying to do an art journal page a day. At this writing I am on day 49 and still waiting for inspiration to hit! Covid restrictions in Germany have eased a bit but we’re still mostly house bound which is good for working on art projects. Here are a few of my favorites from the past couple of weeks.

Thanks for looking!
XO Beth

38/100 - In this journal entry I tried to make it look like I was under the collage elements. I went for the literal interpretation!

39/100- returning to a familiar theme…anthropomorphic poultry.

43/100 - I love these words. They remind me to stop and take note of how I am feeling. When I look back I realize the times that I have had a bad feeling about something or I have not been happy doing something it usually does not work out. So often… — 43/100 - I love these words. They remind me to stop and take note of how I am feeling. When I look back I realize the times that I have had a bad feeling about something or I have not been happy doing something it usually does not work out. So often we push down our emotions when they are trying to get our attention and help us out.

44/100 - These are lyrics from one of my favorite songs in the musical Hamilton. Have you heard it? If you are a Hamilton fan like me you can get a print or coffee mug with this image from my RedBubble page.

48/100 - This piggy backs off day 45. Quit being available for things that make you feel bad. Why? Because its about time you’re nicer to yourself!

Are you intrigued by secret societies? Me too!

This is a true story. About two years ago I was helping my parents clean out my great grandparents house. All of the men on my father’s side of my family, including my father, have been Masons. (My father never actually talks about it though).
When we were clearing one of the dressers I found a very old Masonic handbook that belonged to my great grandfather. I asked my Dad if I could have it and he said yes. Because I was flying back to Germany and I had a very tightly packed suitcase I decided to mail the handbook and a few other things to myself instead of carrying it in my suitcase. A few weeks after I got back to Germany the box arrived in the mail. It had been torn to pieces and badly taped back up. A few of the items inside were broken and a few things were missing. Among the missing was the Masonic handbook. Weird, right? The secret text outsiders were not supposed to look at was gone from the package.
What is crazier is that someone at the post office had put the book “The Men Who Stare at Goats” into the box and taped it back up. On one level it is hilarious that a box would be destroyed in the mail and a postal worker would look at the mess and for whatever reason put a random book in the package and call it good. BUT on another level I think it is a little freaky that of all the mail to go missing - that book (of all books) ends up getting lost and then replaced with a book about people with magical mental powers.

I believe the “Masonic Powers that Be” intervened to make sure I did not get my hands on their manual. It was very mysterious and I guess their secret is STILL safe.

Have you ever had an unexplained, mysterious happening in your life? A coincidence that is too weird to write off? Let me know in the comments below.

This week I am 1/5th of the way through this 100 day journey of quotes and collages. I feel like I just started this project yesterday. It confirms my suspicion that time is actually speeding up. Do you feel this way too? It reminds me that time is precious and our only non-renewable resource. (See day 21.) I need to be conscious of how I spend my time.

I hope this note finds you happy and well and enjoying how you spend your time!

XOBeth

Day 20/100 - Hope is the song of a bird in spring. Yesterday we hiked in the warm sunny weather and it truly felt like the embodiment of hope. Hope is spring after winter, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Day 18/100 - A quote from David Strickel. I enjoy his YouTube channel.

Day 16/100 - Another David Strickel and the Stream quote

Day 15/100 - Day 15 was Valentine’s day. I enjoyed cutting and pasting these hearts.

Selected Journal Pages

Are Secret Societies Watching you?