“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
-Leonard Cohen
Short story: under1000skies is going a bit offline until next year because of a recent vision diagnosis. Details to follow. Gratitude Day will continue on the 28th of every month as planned.
Long Story: I had a long-overdue eye exam this morning.
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Here’s what’s happening on ¤ under1000skies ¤
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This week on ¤ under1000skies.org ¤
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New updates on Missing Benjamin page. Today is four years since he disappeared. Until I can get a handle on this despair, I won’t be publishing new Gems. Any good vibes you feel like sending my way would be appreciated.
OCTOBER 15: New Cards NOVEMBER 1: Watercolor Painting DECEMBER 7: Live Now
Buttons for Benjamin will continue until Ben comes home, but I won’t be keeping records. This is a promise to do at least one daily act of kindness and, where appropriate, leave a Button (I had dozens made) to get the word out about my missing son. If you would like some buttons, let me know.
2020
JANUARY 13: Vital MARCH 2: Four Years
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New content, new photos, new inspiration. #under1000skies will begin again on Monday May 21st. There’s also news about my @jazztizz #missingson Benjamin that gives me more hope than I have had in two years. Details as soon as I get confirmation. Special thanks tonight to LBD for her love-driven detective work.
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UPDATE:
Turns out, the address Ben’s friends found through their dogged detective work was an old one. Still hopeful and grateful for their help. ♥
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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤
The theme for the month of January is “journey.” If you have a favorite quote about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment! As you may have noticed, we started a new number series. The Gem today (“3.1.”) begins our third year, and is the first we’ve published. Happy New Year from all of us!
As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts. If you would like to contribute a photo, poem, story or piece of art for limited use on our website, please send us a note. You always retain full rights. Your work will be shared on Instagram with credit, and the link to the page here shared on Twitter and Facebook.
Our About Us page got a update today. This is our new logo/blurb to explain what we are about in a few words:
May you find joy every day of your journey.
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Here’s what’s happening this week on ¤ under1000skies ¤
This week we featured three photos from Alisa Reagan
and one from Niki Flow
Thank you for donating your beautiful photos! ♡
During 2017, we will be working to build both websites and have them up and running as soon as possible. As you may have read, thanks to Bay Area Web Designers, we received a free year of hosting for our Domestic Violence advocacy and survivor site, Moonsongs.net which will go live by the end of March. This will be a sister site to under100oskies.org. Very often, women and children who are victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes become homeless.
One of our photographers and volunteer coordinator, Niki Flow, spent years with her youngest son homeless. Niki lost her home and the contents of her home due to DV and stalking. Most of that time, she and her son did not spend on the street but in DV shelters, with friends and family. Domestic violence was also the cause of the death of her youngest son, Samuel Christopher. Since then, Niki and her two older sons, Benjamin and Joseph, have been passionate about helping those who are homeless and who have been through trauma become — not just survivors — but a strong, connected tribe of thrivers.
We’ll be using the Under1000skies.com site for our new store (coming soon!), and 100 percent of the profits from our products sold there will go to buy artist packs. We’ll be selling things like cards, stationary and mouse pads using Niki Flow’s heart-people drawings, like the one above. The under1000skies.org site is where we’ll have our artist gallery and daily photos.
This weeks TGIF is a cool #freebiefriday thanks to Liz Stevens Art. She tweeted this today:
Thanks to
@thehandmadehome for this gorgeous FREE printable planner that I’ve been using for 3 years
The Handmade Home 2017 Planner
I can’t wait to print this and start using it. Such a beautiful gift to the world! *cheering wildly* Thanks so much Ashley and Liz!! ♥
The theme for the month of December is “joy.” If you have a favorite quote about “joy,” please leave a comment! As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts.
May you find joy every day.
Every Friday from now on we’ll be highlighting the posts of the week. This week’s Gems include: Photo (“Florida Flowers”) from Mike Downs. photo (“NYC Looking Up”) and an original poem (“My Wish for You Today”) from Niki Flow. Painting (“Dark Phoenix“) from Marvel Comics. The quotes shared are part of the Divine Feminine Series, Nos. 15-18, and are from Frida Kahlo, Louise Hay, Emma Goldman and Melanie Koulouris.
Frida Kahlo de Rivera, born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. Kahlo’s life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home, which is known as “La Casa Azul,” the Blue House.
Louise Lynn Hay is an American motivational author and the founder of Hay House, she has authored several New Thought self-help books, including the 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life.
Emma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
Melanie Koulouris. (from her profile) “Wife to an amazing husband who is my soulmate. Stay home mom to my two beautiful babies, Olivia and Luca. Blogger, creative writer, and forever student of life. Writing has always been a passion of mine since I was very young. I have always considered myself a free spirit with a gypsy soul, surrendering to where ever life takes me. I am grateful to be able to share my quotes and sayings with you as well as others that bring me so much inspiration.”
Photographer unknown. If you know the name, please let us know so we can credit this wonderful photo. Thanks!
Every Friday we’ll also be adding something new: a photo from “TGIF: What It Really Means.” This is a board on Pinterest and all are welcome to contribute. The only criteria is that your description fits the acronym.
We have a new page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/under1000skies/
And a new account on Twitter: https://twitter.com/under1000skies
We just purchased the domain, “under1000skies.com” and will be working on getting the website up and running as soon as possible.
To that end, we’ve entered a contest on Instagram held by Bay Area Website Design. If you share this image (below) and contact Bay Area Website Design, you are automatically entered into the contest.
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