Friday, September 18, 2026

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Deb Koffman

Deb Koffman is an artist, animator, author and teacher. She hosts IN WORDS OUT WORDS(IWOW), an open mic nite on the first Tuesday of every month at her gallery in Housatonic. Every Saturday she offers Drawing As Mindfulness Practice in her upstairs studio. Visit debkoffman.com for event schedule and to see her books, cards, prints and blog about mindfulness and creativity.

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SOUL SUPPORT: YES Please

In Buddhist teachings there is a practice of 'simply' saying 'yes' to whatever arises in our experience. It is a practice of being with things as they are.

SOUL SUPPORT: Map of Yesterday

Each day brings something new, and sometimes, something familiar.

SOUL SUPPORT: We are each unique, just like the others

Each snowflake is unique. Just like the others.

SOUL SUPPORT: Now leaving suffering

How do we find our way into a state of well-being, out of suffering?

SOUL SUPPORT: Respond this way

Experiment. If your way isn't working, try another.

SOUL SUPPORT: In honor of the red tulip

How can we honor all parts of ourselves? And our lives?

SOUL SUPPORT: Appreciation

Mixed Vegetables(and fruits): A short story about appreciation.

SOUL SUPPORT: Little insignificant things

One small voice might be insignificant but millions of small voices can be VERY LOUD.

SOUL SUPPORT: No words? Make a picture

Sometimes words are hard to find…that’s ok…there are other ways to communicate.

SOUL SUPPORT: How to fill the world with love?

Love every feeling you feel Every sight you see Every sound you hear The books you read Love the color of your Hair your skin your home

SOUL SUPPORT: LOVE hate

Our thoughts, our words, our behavior, all matter. Fill the world with what you want to see and hear in the world.

SOUL SUPPORT: Holding the line

How we relate to anything is our choice. Kit Patten showing the variety of ways he relates to a line.

SOUL SUPPORT: Some of the parts

I am made of so many parts…some are conflicting, some are connecting.

SOUL SUPPORT: Sometimes breathing heals the pain

Breathing creates space for stuck energy to move.
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