abstract background of deep reds, blues, and purples, with varying shades blues to light blues and pinks. on top in pink ink is draw a center incomplete circle around a red blob to give the illusion that it’s behind some of the pinks and blues of the background. from there different blobs of colors are outlined in pink also given the impression that some of them are behind some of the pinks and blues.

24-159 Realism

Realism “the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly” … More

abstract edgy background with blobs of rainbow colors with the look of wrinkle-like textures. on top in metallic gold, a small circle over a blob of gold in the lower left corner, from there elliptical orbs radiate outward getting larger in size with each row. the word tolerance is written in teal color on the upper right side.

24-157 Tolerance

Tolerance “sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own” Is it just me or … More

abstract background with blobs of reds, blues, greens, whites, pinks, and yellows…with a couple of wrinkle-like diagonal lines. on top in black ink towards the bottom right, a circle drawn around a red blob with 10 petals. in the center a gold blob is outlined into a heart. From the top left corner is a much larger mandala in white ink where we only see a small portion of the center. There are six rows of double-lined petals all seem to be aiming towards the “red” mandala. white dots radiating from the outer petals down to the red mandala.

24-155 Grace

Grace “the Divine assistance given to us to help us be kind, generous, and thoughtful towards others, even in challenging … More

intense abstract background of rainbow colors with some grayish-pink electrified lines throughout. on top in turquoise ink is a loosely drawn flower-like mandala. with each petal outlining anything interesting that comes through from the background.

24-152 Expressiveness

Expressiveness “the state of showing what someone thinks or feels” For most of my youth and early adulthood, I favored … More

abstract background of greens, purples, reds, light yellow, and white. on top in pink ink is a double-ring circle over the center. five fat double-ring petals around the circle. at the bottom of each petal is a small circle with five short lines and dots at the end. In between the petals are 5 double-ring circles. at the bottom inside of these circles is a double arch with five lines along the arch and dots at the ends. a triangle arch connects these circles with seven lines going from the petals up to the angled arch. in between the arches and on top of the circles are seven lines with dots creating an arch. the word “competence” is written over the top of the left line arch.

24-151 Competence

Competence “the ability to do something well” Over the years I’ve learned three things about being competent: 1) it takes … More

abstract background of blues, pinks, reds, and yellows all with a wrinkle or cob web effect. On top in white is a circle around a pink blob in the center. from the circle a white lines that jut out to the edge of the paper. some lines look like they are behind the ‘cob webs’ while others lay on top.

24-150 Big-Thinking

Big-Thinking “breaking out of our own self-imposed limiting beliefs” So…limiting beliefs…even more difficult to swallow is the “self-imposed” part. I’ve … More

abstract background of green, red, purple, gold, and light yellow. On top with purple marker is and circle around a red spot. around the circle are 9 point petals with three spirals in each. the next two rows of petals have two spirals in each. the petals continue off the paper.

24-149 Well-Roundedness

Well-Roundedness “involving or having experiences in a wide range of ideas” Looking back on my decades of hopefully being a … More