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Oasis

Evelyn Herwitz · January 31, 2017 · 2 Comments

I’m finding it difficult to write about anything other than the chaos in the world, in our country, in my heart. So what I’m sharing today may seem odd. But we chose to immerse ourselves in art and floral arrangements at the Worcester Art Museum’s annual Flora in Winter exhibit this weekend. I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to do so. It is, indeed, a privilege.

Inspiration, courage, solutions, just finding the next step can become clearer when you give yourself the chance to find beauty in the world. I share these with you, Dear Reader, in hopes that you will find inspiration, too.

“The Blue Bowl” by Roger Fry

Hand-drawn mock-ups of Ed Emberley’s “Drawing Book of Animals”

“Selma to Montgomery March, 1965” by James Karales

Evelyn Herwitz blogs weekly about living fully with chronic disease, the inside of baseballs, turtles and frogs, J.S. Bach, the meaning of life and whatever else she happens to be thinking about at livingwithscleroderma.com.

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Filed Under: Body, Hearing, Mind, Sight, Smell Tagged With: anxiety, body-mind balance, managing chronic disease, resilience

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  1. Paticia Bizzell says

    January 31, 2017 at 11:59 am

    Thank you for the photographs, Evie. I always enjoy this creative mid-winter exhibit at the WAM. Just had too much work to do this week-end to get over there.

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    • Evelyn Herwitz says

      February 5, 2017 at 5:29 pm

      You are most welcome!

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