Long time no post. Well at least I waited for something super important to share. I finally am getting my new podcast online … after weeks and months or more of delays. For now, it is called “The Brenda Johima Show” because after all the other gazillion podcast titles I came up with, I realized…
On April 11th 2019 I announced to my Instagram world that starting on my 58th birthday (April 13th) that I would make something creative every day for a year. Yes, #createeveryday no matter what. It didn’t matter whether it is my photography or a drawing, a doodle, some writings, my own quotes or poetry, a…
On January 9th, 2017, I made a commitment to myself to do whatever I can, at least in some small way, save our ocean, to protect it, to conserve it. For now I will be taking action quietly as a volunteer behind the scenes in my own way, and then looking for opportunities with organizations…
I wish you HAPPY Holidays and most importantly, my hope is for PEACE to everyone all around the world forever more. Love from Brenda and Teddy (Dr. T. Poodle)
Look up. Shut down that phone, look up from that display. We have a finite existence, a set number of days … This is a re-post from 2014 but doesn’t hurt to repeat something that seems to just get worse as time passes by; our disconnection from ourselves and from other human beings. Look Up.…
Write, for you, for your own healing, wellness and self-expression. Write, as if nobody else is reading or listening. In Silence. Write. Make art as if nobody else will ever see it. In Silence. Make Art. Make music as if no one will ever hear it. In Silence. Make Music. Make photographs as if nobody…
So how is it going, blogging every day? (she laughs to herself) It is going exactly as I expected. Committing to writing, blogging, composing, crafting and publishing a blog post a day isn’t easy and I did not succeed. I applaud full-time bloggers who write for a living and create original content each and every…
Snippets of Wisdom Today marks day ONE of a brand new feature that will be on my website regularly, and I am calling it “Snippets of Wisdom.” These will be tiny little sound clips of me speaking or reading, most often things that I have created and written myself, but sometimes will include writings by…
Today while walking through the woods, I met a little boy with his nanny. He was different … and as some might judge, disabled. Yet I did not see him in that way because he had the ability to deeply connect with eye contact with myself and with my standard poodle Teddy; more so…
i may just be up to something new. a learning curve is a good thing. being a beginner is a good thing. not caring what others think about you when you are starting out is crucial. catching up on lost time is near impossible. regret gets you nowhere. starting over gets you everywhere. always…