PARTNERSHIP

To help those in need is indeed a great privilege.  But the blind cannot lead the blind.  We must awake to the realization that a divine Partnership has already been formed between the seen and the invisible. 

–Ernest Holmes

 No one is ever alone and no one ever accomplishes anything without the cooperation and partnership of others.

OVERCOME

Faith, being a mental attitude, is according to law; and even though one doubts; he can overcome his doubts and create the desired faith, definitely.  –Ernest Holmes

As a child, I learned to be shy and afraid.  But as a young adult and throughout my art career, I have overcome obstacles, and one step at a time, I have accomplished many things I had never before thought possible.

OUTLET

The Divine Mind is Infinite.  It contains all knowledge and wisdom, but, before It can reveal Its secrets, It must have an outlet.  This outlet we shall be compelled to supply through our own receptive mentalities.  –Ernest Holmes

I express myself in lots of ways, for example, the way I dress, the way I communicate; talking, writing, but one of my favorite creative outlets is my art!

ORIGINAL

When man makes a demand upon himself or upon the Universe which flows through the self, he is making a demand upon Original Mind and Original Energy.  Thus his demand causes Original Mind and energy to produce certain specific things for him.  Thus is a new creation produced by the same Creative force or Energy that produces all things.  –Ernest Holmes

What makes an artwork original?  Something that has not been done before, I would consider original.  But I think on a more personal level it would be artwork that has been done by an artist who is in touch with and expressing her own unique vision.

ORGANIZATION

While Jesus remained with the disciples, their faith for the most part was of the same essence as his, but as the years passed and his followers became more and more immersed in objective organization, they ceased to preach the necessity of a living faith.  In fact, a few hundred years later, the Christians were teaching that the early “miracles” merely proved the divinity of Jesus.  –Ernest Holmes

When I am working on a creative project sometimes I make a big mess.  When I am making a quilt, I try lots of different fabrics—colors, experimenting, composing and improvising.  When the design is complete I put it together with thread and sewing.  Then, I embellish with paint, buttons, beads—layer upon layer until it seems to be enough.  It’s not always apparent what is happening, but there is an organization in process that is surprising at times.

ORDERLINESS

…what do we mean by the spiritual world?  We mean the word of conscious intelligence. The Subjective is a world of Law and of mechanical order; in our lives, it is largely a reaction, an effect, a way.  –Ernest Holmes

I like my house neat and clean and tidy; it makes me feel good.  I like to eat well and exercise as a way of keeping order in my body; this makes me feel good, too.  I like to make lists and set priorities, so that my business progresses in an orderly manner.  I listen to my inner self and I know exactly what to do next.  With orderliness, there is no confusion.

ORDER

The Universe, both visible and invisible, is a Spiritual System.  Man is a part of this spiritual Order, so indivisible united with It that the entire Cosmos is (or may be) reflected in his mind!

--Ernest Holmes

Every aspect of my life is an opportunity to create order.  I create order in my health by exercising and by eating nourishing foods in appropriate portions.  I create order by taking care of my house and making it a beautiful home.  I create order in my work by making great art quilts, and keeping my studio organized so I know where everything is.  I create order by communication with family and friends.  Creating order for myself is healing for all.