A Splash of Lilacs

 

It's still too cold here for my lilac tree produce flower buds or even a leaf, but I wanted to create an art piece to portray their beauty, and to help promote their growth.

Lilacs were my mother's favorite flower. I used to cut several branches of blooms and bring them to her on mother's day. Seeing the lilacs, and smelling their amazing fragrant scent, always makes me think fondly of my mother.

In this artwork, I matched the colors of the lilacs and leaves to create a fun splash background.

I'll share a photo when the real lilacs are in bloom.

Monday Moments - The Power of Small Steps

A Monday Moment from Still Moments Magazine

The Power of Small Steps

There’s something almost magical about beginnings. Not the grand, cinematic kind. The quiet ones. The tiny ones. The ones that don’t look like much until you realize they’ve carried you somewhere you didn’t think you could go.

We tend to glamorize big leaps: the dramatic transformation, the overnight success, the bold decision that changes everything. But most real progress doesn’t arrive with fireworks. It begins with a single small step. One that’s so manageable you can’t talk yourself out of it.

Small steps build momentum because they’re doable. They bypass perfectionism and the pressure to ‘go big or go home’. They remind us that consistency beats intensity, and that beginnings don’t need to be impressive to matter. They just need to happen.

Take a small moment and let your Monday be a gentle nudge instead of a hard push. Because small starts don’t stay small. They grow. They compound. They carry you forward. And one day, you’ll look back and realize that the little step you took today was the moment everything quietly shifted.