Dear Life, Thank you friends for all the celebratory good wishes I received for my 45th years of sobriety. I feel your love and support. I appreciate the ongoing flow of energy between us whether in-person or through the waves of social media. We are connected!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 03.02.2026
Dear Life,
Today I am celebrating 45 years of sobriety. Grateful Beyond Measure!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, I am grateful to have daily practices: prayer and meditation, reading and journaling, art-making and writing, walking and breathing deep, reaching out to friends and participating in community. These are the foundation for living a sane and sober life no matter how the world is spinning. I maintain my serenity consciously. I remember there is light and joyful love even in darkness. Lean Into Love.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor and Sumi Ink 03.02.26
Dear Light, My dear friend, Virginia King, passed peacefully from this world on 02.26.2026. Her beaming smile and loving spirit will always shine through the people who love her, rainbows, and stars. She and I shared the intimacy of a deep friendship and the complex journey of living with cancer. Virginia did this with grace, humor, brilliance and encouragement: “Be Brave, Pamela”.
Within me and all around me forever, I love you, Vee.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Photo of Virginia at the Dwan Light Sanctuary, New Mexico
Dear Life, My dear friend, Virginia, who is in hospice, sat up and said to me, “Be Brave….” Specific projects were discussed including the Love Letters. She had been reading, editing, and helping me move forward to publish. I find it challenging to write and make art with the depth of grief I feel but I am creating, I am being brave.
I enter the Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse in the sunrise of renewed intention and the sunset of my friend’s love.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Collage 02.09.2026
Dear Life, I see we are six weeks into winter and, happily, only six weeks until Spring. Feeling a little more energy today. Squiggles showing up in painting. I will gratefully enjoy it.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Sumi Ink 2.02.2026
Dear Life, I told myself “7 days of rest is plenty” to feel better. The cold/flu said “sorry but I want to keep sleeping”. Another 7 days of rest was needed. The fatigue and cold symptoms are lifting. Friday, I cancelled a trip east to be with my daughter. Today, I will go to the studio, conscious of my body. Easy Does It.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Collage 01.17.2026
Dear Life, Anniversaries can amplify a backwash of emotions. I ask, “What are these feelings and where are they coming from?” Thoughts flow in, like fluid moving backward.
Ah Hah! December 2019, sitting alone in the parking lot of the Cancer Center with the realization that I might have cancer flooded the car with tears. I was diagnosed two weeks later. Our tears flow through the body of every cancer patient, moving us from diagnosis to being here today. I am with you. You are not alone.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor 01.08.2026
Dear Life, My sane days are when I stop frothing a head full of worry. Simply live in the moment, conscious of where my feet are, focus on the task at hand, and be kind. I am then happy making a simple watercolor, eating a good meal, walking in fresh air and sharing a smile. The world needs us sane.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor 01.07.2026
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