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
Dear Life, I am person who believes in the deep, abiding love within me, guiding my steps, moving me forward and, hopefully, contributing to others. Creative energy, expressed through my words, images, art, and actions, helps me to rise and meet the day. May you feel your heart of love and let it help. In this way, darkness lifts and a light of hope shines.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Metallic Painting 01.06.2026
Dear Life, Woke pre-dawn to a world veiled in haze and snow. Beautiful. I prayed to have my fear lifted so I may feel faith and believe in a better day, a promising future, for myself, for the country, for the world. After tumbling through years of cancer treatment, it is a blessing to land upright and on my feet. I still have emotional jet lag. I need the collective positive energy of community to have hope. We can do together what we cannot do alone. We can land on our feet even in the haze.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor 01.06.2026
Dear Life, I sadly wonder what worth the US government places on a life, all lives, of all colors. Blood is on the hands of all the politicians who are not doing something to stop this insanity.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, The Wolf Moon cast light in all forms of beauty bringing energy to the opening days of 2026. Heartfelt and empowering. I witness in awe the cycles of the moon and sun, the stars and heavens. I live in the flow of the seasons.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor 01.05.2026
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