Sources of Life's Barriers

"John's Squares" by Drew John Tankersley 

Happy sez- We go through life, we go through ups and downs, everyone has their problem, trials and tribulations - no one goes through life unscathed.  Barriers of all types, barriers from all sources and barriers for all reasons are put across our life paths.  Let's take a quick look at a couple of those barriers, where they come from and why.  In the February 2 post one of the things I talked

Beautiful Day

"Color Lighting" by Drew John Tankersley 

Happy sez-  Today is a beautiful day, a beautiful reminder that spring and all the glories of spring, the time of rebirth and renewal, is soon at hand, for in some parts of this great nation the sun is shinning, the

Wonders and Innocence

"Desert Nights - Vegas Valley" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- This painting I am told is an impression of the Las Vegas Valley circa 1992.  If you are familiar with that area you can see from the different colors of the city that light up the surrounding valley about what year it is and you can tell by the hues that it is in the fall or winter.  If you step back from the human side of

Cindy's Mountain

"Cindy's Mountain" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- A mountain has often been used to symbolize many things of  endurance and strength, but the two true lasting and solid strengths are that of God and love, which is not just a gift from God but of God. 

Landmarks of Life

"Jungle River" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- The other day I had to run some errands which took me by an old residence of mine where I spent many happy years and I got to thinking about the landmarks in the neighborhood that showed me where I was, where my old place was and also gave me my bearings so I could navigate where I wanted.

Dance of the Seasons

"Vibrant Earth" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- This time of year in most places in the more moderate northern latitudes is beautiful with the changing of the seasons from summer to fall as though mother earth is doing a dance of change and renew.

Compartmentalizing Color

"John's Squares" by Drew John Tankersley

Happy sez- Individual colors compartmentalized on a flat plane - sometimes we all feel like those colors stuck in a box on a flat boring stretch of open nothingness seeing only our own color, and like your own cooking that gets pretty old after awhile, losing flavor and taste.  Perhaps when life starts to lose it's flavor and taste we are bored not just with the color and shade that is oneself but with the box we feel we're stuck in and the world it's on, but when we step back and look though a different frame of reference giving you a