Catalyst 23 – 50,000 Clicks



This week’s creative therapy catalyst
twenty-three
is on things you hoard. I made mine about photos.

I spent a lot of time thinking about this week’s catalyst. While I am
definitely a pack rat, I don’t hoard one particular thing. I looked
around my house and my table and nothing jumped out at me. Until I saw
my camera. Yes, of course. I hoard photos. I take tons and tons of
photos every single day and I don’t get rid of nearly enough of them.
But, I guess in the grand scheme of things, photos and the memories they
preserve are not the worst things to hoard.

Thankful Today – August 16 & August 17, 2008

I could do two for these two days but it would make no sense to separate
these two magical days.
1. For the kindness and generosity of others.
2. For good friends and their good friends.
3. Nature.
4. Smores. My first ever.
5. Camp fires. My first ever.
6. Delicious, home-made food.
7. David, who was incredibly well behaved. Sweet. Funny. And slept
through the whole night.
8. Adam and all the others who were so kind to David and spent lots of
time with him.
9. Annie who let David play bocce.
10. An incredible, truly peaceful 24 hours.

Photo of the Day – Day 230



Our tent. China Camp.

Daily David – Day 230



David loved loved loved these binoculars.

Photo of the Day – Day 229



Mike’s amazing quesadillas.

Daily David – Day 229



This is David and his new best friend, Adam. Here are a few more from
this magical weekend:

Thankful Today – August 15, 2008

1. Nice morning with Clark and Jake.
2. David telling me that I’m a good person and calling my art beautiful.
3. Good quality time with my boy.
4. Another new possibility.
5. A new painting.
6. Thankful for the possibilty that we might go camping tomorrow.
7. A new class. More to learn.

Photo of the Day – Day 228



Daily David – Day 228



Notice the socks?

Thankful Today – August 14, 2008

1. Feeling rested. I’ve been getting a lot of sleep and it’s been
well-needed.
2. Day two.
3. Starting a new painting.
4. Finishing one more deliverable. And Thankful for Fran’s help. Yet
again.
5. Life. I am really thankful for life today.

Photo of the Day – Day 227



Daily David – Day 227



And another smile. I can’t help it. I want to capture them all.