See the author’s IGTV for a reading of these statements and a brief discussion on the theme of forgiveness. Below are the positive affirmation statements that my husband and I read to each other, out loud, every night before we go to bed. I’m still working on understanding exactly why…

These affirmations are also recorded as a guided meditation. Listen on Soundcloud. I Forgive & I Am Free by Cassandra Pereira I forgive you. I forgive you for who you are and I forgive you for who you’ve been. I forgive you because you are an effect of many causes of your past and of the past of your ancestors…

This is the 4th installment of The Poet Guides: Affirmations Series. You can watch a reading of these affirmations on the author’s IGTV @ artingdarling, or listen on Soundcloud. I Am The Stillness by Cassandra Pereira The miraculous stillness behind all this chaos — If I can just get there — I know, if…

You also watch me read these affirmations on IGTV @ artingdarling. Or, listen to this track on SoundCloud. I Breathe Deeply & Slowly Breathing deeply and slowly, I ask myself: Who do I choose to be? What can I do to become that person? I choose to be healthy. I breathe deeply and slowly. …

I write Positive Affirmations each week on a different theme. You can also listen to a reading of these affirmations on my IGTV @ artingdarling. I Rise Into My Roles As Woman I accept that life asks me to change roles, Even to live several roles at once, often. Some of these roles I choose freely, And some roles…

Watch a reading of these affirmations on the author’s IGTV, @artingdarling, or listen to these affirmations as an empowering guided meditation on SoundCloud. I Give Myself Permission… I give myself permission to do whatever I need to do in this moment, to feel good. I give myself permission to feel whatever it is I…

Are you stuck at home during a COVID-19 QUARANTINE? Seize the opportunity to exercise your creativity in new ways! MAKE ART to combat boredom and restlessness! Specifically, do THIS art project. Exquisitely suited to this unusual worldwide moment of pause, this project takes just the right amount of time —…

This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Art Imitates Life I am an artist. My work requires that I literally and physically put things in frames. I’m also a psychology enthusiastic. (For a while I even pursued a PhD in the subject!) In psychology…

How this damn-good Netflix series marks one woman’s creative rock bottom. I’m an Ideas Person. This typically translates to: I’m an underachiever. It’s true: I have indeed been both of these. But I recently got a slap in the face: A walloping, shocking, wake-up slap. You see, in 2013 I had a brilliant idea…