by Elsa Mora | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog, News, Thoughts
Bill and I have something in common, and that is that we don’t waste time going from point A to point B once we know what we want to do. This happened, for instance, when we first met in 2000 in Havana, Cuba. A week or so after that first encounter Bill...
by Elsa Mora | May 9, 2014 | Blog, Etc., Inspiration & Thoughts, Thoughts
* After Bernice Evenson died, just 8 days short of her 99th birthday, her son Michael found this note, handwritten by Bernice, in a box filled with photos. He was excited to share it with his family and I. Michael is my beloved friend Debra’s brother...
by Elsa Mora | Dec 31, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration & Thoughts, Thoughts
1: Humans need to stay connected to other humans. One of our most common tendencies when we are exhausted –physically or emotionally — is to isolate ourselves and disconnect. I did that a few years ago when my son Diego’s was diagnosed with Autism....
by Elsa Mora | Dec 6, 2013 | Blog, Illustration, Inspiration & Thoughts, Thoughts
* Here is a watercolor that I painted based on the idea of stepping out of our comfort zone. Have you ever seeing a flying fish? By leaping out of the water and flying through air a few feet above the water’s surface, they can advance around 50 meters. 2013 has...
by Elsa Mora | Nov 5, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration & Thoughts, Mixed Media, Thoughts, Videos
* Dear friend, Yesterday was such an exciting day! Seeing the new blog and shop up and running made me feel a great sense of accomplishment. Now that I finished the work that started several months ago, it is the perfect time to share some ideas about productivity...
by Elsa Mora | Aug 9, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration & Thoughts, Thoughts
What you see in this picture is the old fence on the left side of our house. This fence was built without much love before we bought our house in 2003. The wood was bad quality and the construction terrible. As a result, it only lasted for 10 years, which is...