Kelly E. James

Kelly E James

Artist and Historian

Seek peace. Share hope.

“To be an artist is to believe in life.”

–Henry Moore

“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.”

— Auguste Rodin

“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

The Power of a Kind Word.

July 4, 2020

Interesting day today. As I’ve continued to think about some of what I talked about yesterday with regards to allowing myself some grace, I was made very aware of another important component to help correct my unfruitful patterns – the kind word from someone else. I mentioned yesterday that the facilitator, in essence, gave me … More The Power of a Kind Word.

Take time for what’s important.

July 3, 2020

I was in my summer school online class this morning and the teacher said, “I want you all to put in the chat box what you’re feeling, or if you have a particular focus at the moment.” Many of my fellow classmates said things about a work project, or plans for the weekend. A few … More Take time for what’s important.

Pain has a thousand faces.

June 24, 2020

I had to go to a doctor recently. The why of it doesn’t matter so much as some of the questions that I was asked while I was there. I don’t recall ever having a health care professional ask me questions about my emotional well being as much as they did that day. I was … More Pain has a thousand faces.