Dear Life, Wherever you may be, whoever you may be with, whatever you may be doing, however you may be feeling, please live with heart. My heart to yours on this new day.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Paper 03.18.2026
Dear Life, I am currently “healthy” and living an active life. There are still doctor appointments, blood tests, PetScans and all the general medical routine health checks. I need to tell each new medical professional my history: Stage 4 Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma since 2020. Tomorrow I meet a new doctor and hand them a 6-page, single spaced, document of all the treatments and medicines I have had since diagnosis. Right now, I only take allergy two meds. Do I dare say, “No Evidence of Disease”. A miracle.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper
Dear Life, The signs of Spring are appearing in my watercolors. I am painting a series of 30 Watercolor and Sumi Ink pieces. Nature coming into the work from the outside-in. A balance to my Inside-Out project. Blood and guts need nature’s healing!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
4 Watercolor and Sumi Ink Paintings
Dear Life, Grasses, flowers, and leafing trees are emerging. Spring energy is pulsing everywhere. I am waking earlier. My life, by choice, is lived in seasonal increments. Twelve weeks and a day at a time, is manageable. I review the previous season, reflect on lessons and goals, and decide how to move forward with my intentions for the upcoming season. I focus on the moment. I love living this way.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 03.02.2026
Dear Life, My paintings are beginning to change with more color. The Inside-Out project is expressing some movement from the interior space of my body to the exterior world erupting in multiple ways. Earth energy. Human energy. Interconnectedness. I see this painting different today than the day I painted it. Wonder Land.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 03.14.2026
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
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