Coming soon...

Lamplight©09JHM

Lil~Lee in Muse©09JHM

In the Middle ©09JHM

Enveloped ©09JHM

Mea*Moona Studio~"Everyday items with a jazzy je ne sais quoi (a certain something) for not-so-everyday people"

After repeated request, some of my mes affaires belles (my beautiful belongings) will come online for purchase!

Shortly Mea Moona Studio will be coming to www.CafePress.com feauring some of my art,poetry & photography you can order on a number of functional items affordable. And for those who desire handcrafted, items in March I will also be at http://www.etsy.com/

Above are a few samples of what will be there but more will be added in time.

Words from Jewel Diamond Taylor

Lil~lee in Black & White ©09JHM photograph

Hang in there. Some situations are beyond your control.

In life there is no "escape" button to avoid the bad and sad places. Surrendering and being still until your storm passes is not a sign of weakness. Some times it's the best and only thing to do. No matter how good a person you are or how much preparation you make, stuff happens.

I'm growing to understand that peace and wisdom comes from learning how to live with unanswered questions. Obsessing with the questions "why" and "when" only prove to be exhausting and stressful.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

My former self used to hold in bad feelings. I thought if I acknowledged my sadness, anger or fear it was a sign of weakness. I thought if I held in my emotions I was in control and strong. That mindset only leads to an emotional time bomb that goes off later with unfortunate consequences.

A coping skill I try to remember now during challenging times is not to suppress what I'm feeling. I express what I'm feeling and I work on letting go of the stress but holding on to my; faith, sense of humor, connection to family and friends, compassion, health and my passion to stay on track with my life's purpose

Changed Waters Lecture on Post Katrina New Orleans at Berea College 2008

Moon over TV

Here I am Send Me JHM© 94 one of the quilts the stories will be based on.

Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney will appear on Comcast Channel 23 ~DiversiTV affiliated with Lane Community College's African-American Perspective Segment in Eugene, Oregon.

The segment will focus on newcomers to Lane County giving a perspective of the community as a newcomer & will feature some of her art.

Also Ms. Mooney's mes affaires belle art Tres Dames (Three Women) will be featured at he San Diego Women's Historical Museum as part of the renown storyteller Alyce Smith Cooper on Feb 28th,2009a 2pm. The museum, is located in the historic Golden Hills community at 23rd & University Avenue in San Diego. For futher information call 619 233 7963.

Go to www.whmec.org click on the link at the right "The First Quarter Calendar of Events".

Going to the River

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties"~ Harry S. Truman

I was inspired to write this several months ago as I became one of the casualties of the recession and had to wander in the wilderness so to speak for a few months as I cut deep down to be able to survive. During this period of time a fellow New Orleanian,friend artist,colleague and all around wonderful human being, opened up her home for me in North Carolina. A few days before my departure to my new home in Oregon she took me to a private spot that she said always aided her when she need to be quiet and wail if needed or to sort out her thoughts. She taught me a lot about simply living and wholy living.

http://www.wholelylivingsimplyliving.com/

There is little chance I will forget what I learned and to watch her gain a peace beyond measure still resonates with me as I reflect back even now.

For her and all my fellow citizens of the Gulf Coast, this is for you.

Going To the River

By Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney ©08

When I am in a way where words refuse to suffice...

Or the tides cannot soothe my ears with a melodic rhythm

And the gentle rustle of the sycamore tree sounds more like Beethoven's Fifth

Or cleansing raindrops feels more like crashing boulders surrounding my soul.

And the 12th of Never seems ever, ever more then one should bear.

Or the blossom that fell echoed so loud that even Nat's own velvet voice failed to quiet...

Relief seems to far away as the Serengeti is for me to stroll over

And the hope that the Middle Passage was a cruel, cruel joke.

That was not absolutely not funny.

I have to seek a place to replenish myself to go on another day.

So for me...

I am going to the river...

To sit & just be.

All rights reservedJHM 4-27-08©

Poise in the face of frustration

Patience is the key to paradise.

- Turkish proverb

Whether waiting to see a change on the scale, dealing with your coworkers, or diligently putting in work and feeling unappreciated, losing your patience is very easy to do. By exercising patience with all people, you are allowing them to become better and to learn on their own through gentle guidance. One healthy byproduct of self control in the face of frustration is that it usually leads to encouragement and enhancement of your relationships. Happy families and friendships thrive on patience and learning. It may take time to learn, but the results are well worth it!
www.sparkspeople.com

It Comes and it goes

It comes and it Goes…
(Thats’ Life)
By Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney ©06

It comes…
And it goes.
So I’ve be told…
That life can stink at times…
And when it ain’t…Well maybe it should?

I will forage for something,anything so it to be it right.
G’wan… Be bold! Do what you are told.
People will come …
And people will go... Trying to nick at the secret station....
Or swallowing the hold.
(So I've been told).

Watch the ancient crones…
As she drones, her insights, while in the zone. As she be’moans….
What could have been loaned,to her?
Life! To foil the groan-ing?

Life is a maze of counterpoints…
Dancing in the do-si-do, like a Southern belle’s palpitation swoon.
In the lazy afternoon’s moon.

Oh,the angst’s edgy thang,showers and rains...
Then gulped by the drain.
And the nighttime fog will log…
The contradictory drama, from sister-girl’s mama that runs pell-mell.

Oh well!

The highs and the lows swimming to and fro…
Scampers with might!(That's alright)!
The merry-go-round with the twinkling sounds…

And snippets of light.
Looking to discover and recover.
What’s been in denial.
Now what’s on trial?

It may be slow…
Or it may be ‘mo…
Then what meets the eye?
So be not surprised.

Don’t sweat it too much.
Just have the right touch.
As it comes and it goes…
Yup,it just comes and goes.
All rights reservedJHM© 06

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