THE PLACE WHERE I SING!

Home is where the magic of life grows, it is the place I cherish and hold sacred, it is from there that I am able to build a strong foundation for whatever I choose to do in life. Home is not the physical place it is the warmth in the heart, the hugs, the smiles, the place where love abounds and circulates, it is the place I nurture my lulu and support my best friend and partner, it is the place where God whispers to me when I feel down and congratulates me when I feel spirited, it is the place where everything makes sense and the place where i sing!

INTO SPIRIT!

one day at a time...one moment at a time...my senses have been hightened and my psychic ability is real...all of us have magic inside of us...we all have ways of understanding life and what is real and true...illusion only parades infront of us to settle the score but we are more than just this momentary physical entity...don't you agree??? We are magnificent creatures powerful and redemptive...our souls play with pain and turn it around to work in our favor...our minds create every single moment and thing in our lives...our hearts beat and keep us alive...our souls inspire both ourselves and others...our journeys take us back to where we belong...into the arms of the wind...into spirit...

COLOURS

AFTERNOON IN PARK!

it is so simple to remind ourselves of the wonder of life as the sun sets in the late afternoon...on this day where the sun is peeking from behind the trees there is so much love and beauty...there is so much around us to make us stress out and make life seem difficult...it can become heavy and overloaded with dispair...it is so simple to remind ourselves of the wonder of life...like that sunset in the late afternoon...it can lift the burden of self created hardship...it can remind us to live lite...live in the light...live with a bright heart...live free...and elegantly...simply live life...in love!

photo: afternoon in the park

have a truly blessed and beautiful day

kgr

ART IN BROOKLYN

as i live my life from moment to moment i know the only way for me to exist with an ample heart is to keep living creatively...even when things seem trying or when i feel like my back is against the wall...

eveywhere where there is art there is life...love...peace...bounty!

i will keep walking the walk and talking the talk for as long as i have breath in my lungs!

this is another day to express that!

peace and light

karen

photo: art in brooklyn

STAY TRUE AND BLESSED

new poetictee design

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i came up with this design because my focus at present is being thankful for my own attributes...being proud of who i am and what i have accomplished...i think every single person in the world is absolutely perfect...we just have to remind ourselves of this simple fact...anyway things are actually pretty great...i've been extremely focused and organized...i've been taking lulu out to play groups and such lately, i think it is sooooooo important for her to express herself around others and form her own independent views...she has such a great time being around people...she is a charm...she is my jewel...remember to take a few seconds each day to pat yourself on the back for who you are!!

stay true and blessed

karen

READ BLOG/VIEW PHOTOS BEFORE AFTER HURRICAN DEAN!

Read full commentary and view pictures leading up to the hurricane and after!

http://www.survivinghurricanedean07.blogspot.com/

Have a great day!

karen

photo: when the lights went out!

I SURVIVED HURRICANE DEAN!

photo: first sign of Hurricane Dean

So it was the first sunday after we arrived in jamaica for our long awaited vacation and behold hurricane Dean became a category 4 heading our way...frightened isn't a good enough word for my feelings as we waited in my fathers boarded up house for it to either roll over the island or pass by us out to sea...well!! we survived and are back home very very thankful...the full story is to come with more pictures and full detail of the experience!!

i will keep you posted!!

have a blessed day and remember to love love and love more!

Karen

WHAT IS ART?

what is art???

photo: ceiling @ The Brooklyn Museum

HAVE A BLESSED DAY

KAREN

PEACE

i've made peace with the world today!

WHAT'S REALLY INSIDE?

my faith is strong

my faith is weak

sometimes my heart feels heavey and bleak

there are days like today

when things seem strange

when it's time to take a chance

a time to re-arrange

what road to wander, what bench to sit

these are some of the questions that don't seem to fit

my tears are near

as if on a cliff

ready to spring

ready to make mischief

they crawl along face

no destination in mind

except the bottom of my chin

where they will find

the end of the road

the end of their race

ready to jump

off of the edge in haste

they carry my burden

they carry my waste

they mock my surrender

and make me face

what tragedy lay beneath

what song i hide

they make me ask myself

"what's really inside"?

as i lean on my fingers

to extract what i mean

my hands become heavey

my heart a ravine

naked and restless is who i am today

maybe tomorrow

my joy will stay

and cast some magic about my stance

because i know there's always

another chance

to be....

kgr (c)2007

photo: church

LIGHT

PERFECTION IS GOD'S WORK!

i love this picture...i was walking home from my girl friends house one evening...and the sky was so perfect...the moment was so perfect...lulu and i had an eventful day...we spent time with friends and enjoyed the summer breeze...perfection is so elegant...perfection is real...perfection comes when we are not striving for it...perfection is God's work!

BE FREE!

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photo: self reflecting
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have a powerful day

karen gibson roc

RED RIVER OF DESTINY

doorways open and close

new roads appear and disappear

chance changes moments

clarity reflects faith

distractions clutter sequence

ego builds distance from the light

patience is strength

frivilous chatter creates waste

love is

the red river

of destiny

KGR (c)2007

WRITING IS A GREAT EXCERCISE!

photo: self portrait-moody

so to say the least i have been -not in a funk- but just in a place where everything seems to be standing still...the bright spot today is that it is lulu's birthday...we are having a party next week when phil gets back into town...anyway the last couple of weeks have been wonderful in the sense that we have been able to travel and enjoy our summer...lulu is healthy and full of life...it's myself however that i am concerned with...my career...where i'm going...what the next chapter is...there have been many a time when life comes to a place where things are about to change and the unknown looms and i have been able to move through gracefully...and this time is no different - it just feels like this not knowing stuff is greater than any other time in my life...for the first time i can really and truly say "i have absolutely no idea what will happen or what i am supposed to be doing" the only thing that keeps me grounded is being a mother...i don't question that action at all...so that is what i continue to do with vigor...i mean i've been writing which is great...i wrote a new song and i really love it...and i am sure that is what i am supposed to be doing:) being a mother and writing...OMG :) i've just found resolution...i've just in this moment of writing realized that that is all i am supposed to be doing!!!

writing is a great excercise!!

peace and light

karen

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http://www.karengibsonroc.com/

FALLING IN LOVE

the last couple of days have been really interesting...i've been sort of looking at myself from a different perspective...i've been doing what needs to be done throughout the day...and while i am doing my daily caregiving to lulu, i've also been looking at the way i handle my day and my daughter...i realized that i enjoy being with her so much...i enjoy buying the things she needs and discovering her likes and dislikes...her bottle is the most important thing to her at present...she enjoys music and only cries when she's hungry...she's really talking baby talk alot and she is constantly smiling...she's standing on her own but hasn't taken that step yet...she keeps me on my toes...at times i am exhausted but in a way that satiates my longing...i look at her little face and i fall in love from moment to lovely moment!

photo: sunset in st croix

A FEW MINUTES TO MYSELF!

here are some of my favorite pictures from my trip to st croix

i had a few minutes to myself

peace and light

karen

Untitled!

Photo: Under The Brooklyn Bridge

These days i find myself looking at my surroundings in an extremely artistic way,
everything looks like a photograph on the front of a postcard. Last weekend me, lulu, and Phil
spent the day wandering around under the Brooklyn bridge and through lower Manhattan.

Photo: Stranger Under Tree
It has become really important for us to enjoy time together and the simple things.
Spending time enjoying a day cannot bear a price tag. There is nothing more valuable
than thanking the universe for family and health, these are what make us rich in spirit.

Photo: Table Top
We meandered through buildings and tourists.

Photo:Untitled
I love this photograph and I loved the day!

GETTING BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD!!

The show went well and i feel grateful to have been able to get back on the stage!!

My best friend and i hung out after the show with some other friends and
had a blast!! Of course lulu was safe and sound with her nanna!!

So the next morning i was able to have a mimosa and some brunch with
the girls!! It felt great to enjoy good company!

The spot that my girl took us to was in Brooklyn, a cute little place that

had me licking my fingers for real!

All in all it was great to get back out into the world!!!

peace and light

karen

QUIET!

today is quiet!

it's the day before my show

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I SURRENDER!!

I SURRENDER TO HER

WHILE LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN

LETTING THE BREEZE PASS THROUGH--

LETTING IT REFRESH MY FREEDOM

I SURRENDER TO HER

WHILE WATCHING DETAIL BECOME ENCHANTING

WATCHING HOURS HANG ON WINDOWSIL

FALLING AWAY WITH NO REGRET

I SURRENDER TO HER

WHILE CLOCKS CHASTISE THE CONCERNED

LEAVING ME IN PEACE

LEAVING ME TO SING LIKE A BIRD OUT OF KEY

I SURRENDER TO HER

AS SHE MEANDERS BETWEEN MY WORDS

SPRINKLING THEM WITH TRUTH

I SURRENDER

I SURRENDER

I SURRENDER

TO HER

for my daughter jolie lulu

kgr (c)2007

LIFE BREATHES WHEN YOU BREATHE!

music and poetry...words and performance...these are some of the things that keep me going...my last studio session went well and i was really happy with the vocals...i'm still waiting for the final mix...slowly the album is coming together so in the mean inbetween time i keep writing and thinking of new and different ways to express myself...either through photograpy or writing...i can't image waking up with the notion that i wouldn't be doing what i am doing...it would be a difficult existence so of course i don't think that way...creativity and motherhood give me courage and a source of joy that surpasses anything else life has to offer...lulu and i spent the day together hanging out at the park and meeting new friends...her uncle came by and joined in the hang out...the warm breeze put her to sleep before her nap time giving me a well deserved chance to just sit and enjoy the sunshine...it's evening now and i am exceptionally calm and rested...lulu plays in her crib while i type...i've been online alot lately since i'm getting ready for this show next week...i've been doing alot of online inviting...tedious work but someone has to do it...i believe in what i do so putting in the time is effortless...anyway i will wrap up by saying...life breathes when you breathe...life dances when you dance...keep shinin'...keep smilin' and doing what makes you happy...photo: living room recording studio!

CHEERS!!!

omg soooooooooo much has happened in the last week or more...or rather since the last time i wrote in this blogg...a little surgery turned into a two night stay in the hospital...not serious...i am extremely well...i take recovery seriously and do as i am told...anyway thought for a minute that i would have to cancel my gig next month but no way...i have waited for this day for quite some time...it's been over a year since i've been on the stage with the band...anyway i also thought it might be hard to deal with lulu since i have had to take it easy with picking her up and stuff but she has been an angel and it's as if she knows that her mommy needs a little help...she's been staying in her crib with her books...giving absolutely no trouble...babies are soooo intuitive...anyway i am smiling and feeling extremely strong, fulfilled, blessed and filled with God's powerful light...cheers to adversity...it always makes me true!!!

LOVE AND LIGHT!

ok so let me tell you about miss lulu...she is sooooooooo full of energy...my days are filled with entertaining her and squeezing a few minutes in to get things done for the show coming up on june 15...thank goodness the weather is warm so we can hang out outside...that always makes her happy and myself as well...she is alseep and i am sneaking this time to write and meditate at the same time...like walking meditation...this is writing meditation...the long weekend is upon us and that makes me happy because everyone puts their working hat away and has fun...i don't really have much to say today other than i feel abundantly blessed...i find myself sharing a couple of seconds every now and again throughout the day to thank God for my life and my sweet family...even when i feel like i can't lift my limbs because i am exhausted...

when i sleep - i sleep with an overflowing heart...as i take one day at time i know that tomorrow will bring me more bounty and the next and the next and the next...because life is as beautiful as the blue sky on this warm warm friday afternoon!!!!PHOTO:LAMPLIGHT

WOMAN

A WOMAN WITH CHILD CREATES A NEW LIFE FROM WITHIN

SHE WALKS BESIDE GOD

WHILE HER LIFE GIVES BIRTH TO ANOTHER SOUL

WOMAN

(from "This Pen Resembles a Wand - by KGR - A works in progress)

imagine beauty

kgr

GREAT DAYS!

self portrait

the last few days have been so rewarding...the friday night performance was so beautiful and enriching...it felt great to take it back to the root of what i do...being a poet and sharing my work...and yesterday evening i had a great session in the studio...once again i feel extremely connected to life and the process...i'm finally learning to be patient and to be guided by the light...lulu is growing so fast...she changes from morning to morning and sometimes i can't believe that i am sooooooooo lucky to be her mother...she always brings me back to my purpose as a soul journeying in this life...she always reminds me to be grateful and honor the intimacy of relationship...to honor everything that goes on in my life...to honor my full heart...and to remember that holding hands with God is effortless!!

FLY FREE

karen

PERFORMING!!

I AM PERFORMING FRIDAY NIGHT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING!

DO WHAT YOU LOVE ALWAYS!

KGR

STAYING THE COURSE!

the last couple of days have been challenging to say the least...the performance for the girls club of nyc went well...lulu wanted to be on stage with me so that is where she was...everyone took it in stride and enjoyed the performance...i have another may 18th and i am so looking forward to that one as well...another seems to be creeping up for june...i am hammering out the details as we speak...i am overjoyed to be back in the saddle...to be sharing once again...STAYING THE COURSE...THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING...CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN...ONE STEP AT A TIME...my first internet radio interview will air this month...i will post the details this week so stay tuned...lulu has become a handful...she is so full of energy and light...looking at her and giving her hugs and kisses adds so much to my day...so as i swim in the sea of life i remember to keep smiling and embracing my individuality...being a part of a whole while at the same time embracing who i am and what makes me different and magnificent...photo: different

STUFF OF LIFE!

each day comes like a raindrop falling from the sky

where does it come from?

what is it really made of?

who am i?

each day comes like my sweet lulu's cry for milk

where does it come from?

what is it really made of?

who am i?

each day comes like the whispering wind in my ear

where does it come from?

what is it really made of?

who am i?

each day comes like the warm sun beating on my naked shoulder

where does it come from?

what is it really made of

who am i?

each day comes and comes and comes

where does it come from?

what is it really made of?

who am i?

who am i?

i am where it comes from

i am what it is made of

i am the question "who am i?"

kgr

ONE STEP AT A TIME!

one step at a time

gets me closer to my god

my inner peace

to myself

to life

take one step at a time and breath!

kgr

SIMPLICITY