art, clothing, decor or pure inspiration?

                                                                                anthropologie

                                                            jewelry, clothing, shoes are usually not big motivators for me, unless they are unique and evoke special feelings or meaning. anthropologie is so

artfully inspiring and illuminating in their selections, that it takes me back in time to a boutique in paris. Receiving an anthropologie catalog in the mail is a special delivery if you savor unique pieces.

for now, i will consider the catalog an appetizer for my soul, and save to purchase a piece of soul kandie . . .

abcdefg . . . . come on won't you admire these lovely paintings with me?

                                                                   letters. 
as a graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design, i love typography.  i happened upon Susie Harris blog and found this.

the beauty of the typewriter keys captured in a piece for my wall! yes, i'm adding this as soul kandie today.
        it makes me smile and brings back so many memories of cutting and pasting type by hand in order to get the kerning correct. of course, that marks my age because everything is done by computer now. but i truly believe you cannot love letter forms until you have held a single letter in your hand and then placed it next to another letter and stood back to make sure all the peaks and valleys between the two were equal. a tedious process to be sure, but so necessary to truly feel the beauty that each letter beholds.

susie has a truly inspiring and beautiful blog. please visit and see what treasures you might find to feed your soul!

yes, definitely soul kandie!

hello? anyone there?

                          Hello? Have every thought about  what nourishes your soul?
                                               What makes your insides smile?
                           I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in the "want of things" that we mistake them for soul food. It's our human nature. Last night, I watched   e a t   p r a y   l o v e ,  the movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling book. I didn't want to watch this movie. I was worried it would make me question some things within myself. I was right. Simply said, it was a magical film. Julia Roberts character, Liz, was indeed searching for  soul kandie. 

                          She found it by the simple act of letting herself enjoy  a plate of pasta in Italy.  She gave in to the enjoyment of doing nothing and not worrying that she wasn't perpetually in motion. She took the time to let herself grow in the new friendships she formed in Italy. 


In India, She found it in  the power of prayer  in solitude and let God enter her mind, body and soul. 


In Bali, she found it by  learning to love again  with the help of a very spiritual and wise man that taught her how to have a smiling liver. 


She found the kandie she needed for her soul. 


Maybe we just need to find out who we truly are in order to find the food that nourishes our soul? What we do is not who we are. I started this blog in order to start my own journey for soul food.  Wanna join me?