<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Novelorica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novelorica is the Crucible of Creativity for Acquired Savant Artist, Contemplative Theologian, and Award-Winning Entrepreneur Heather Thompson.]]></description><link>https://novelorica.wixsite.com/website-11/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:10:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.acquiredsavant.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[“The Hardest Lesson…Keep Going” - by Earnest Hemingway]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The hardest lesson I have had to learn as an adult is the relentless need to keep going, no matter how broken I feel inside.” - Hemingway]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/the-hardest-lesson-keep-going-by-earnest-hemingway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ab882e224e0c5a9ba41eb8</guid><category><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:16:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_8c31f99bc32348669d6d325275534dda~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_885,h_753,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Contemplative Cohort-This Weekend!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recognition of Valentine’s Day 2025, I am opening the first Contemplative Creative Cohort via Zoom, starts Saturday! Limited openings.]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/creative-contemplative-cohort-this-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67aa428bf8930ba7e6800d75</guid><category><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:41:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_7f2ac285034f459a84fe90d9ffa9b142~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_771,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEADOW WOMAN &#38; Inauguration Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the depth of the meadow SHE notices sharp mountain peaks rise like blades of damascus steel forged in fire; yet frozen in ice.]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/meadow-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673bfcb9f644b48ede0b47a2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_2328f40104db47f188f950eebf414071~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s it like being an acquired savant?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that I wasn’t an Artist before the accident that changed my life?  A brief intro to my story and Acquired Savantism]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/what-s-it-like-being-an-acquired-savant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6791ffaee0feb2ef09774461</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_fe9f1be743df4606a947ac354c2cec3b~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Disabled are Dying in CA Wildfires - Guest Writer Ryan Honick]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the fires…

A mom left her son with cerebral palsy behind. 

“He said, ‘Mom leave me,’ and no mom can leave their kid…”]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/the-disabled-are-dying-in-the-ca-wildfires</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6785916f26e6d6f6e3a70f0c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_a60ec2779f4f40fb9774edaefef90cde~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_946,h_469,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painting Through the Eyes of a Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art isn't just something to view from a distance; it's also a potent healing modality for both the artist and the client.  Why not give...]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/painting-through-the-eyes-of-a-child</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669c64da1d458eb9a495c90d</guid><category><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_77e4cebe58d7486887377ce350928945~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trees DANCING - Everyday Miracles]]></title><description><![CDATA[To SEE a tree anew is to witness a living
MIRACLE. 

To SEE a forest DANCING —there are no words
365 Days of LOVE]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/trees-dancing-everyday-miracles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677edbd6a6da4e4f99197a47</guid><category><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:12:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/f3f0b1_24847b35a4c04c5c9234dbfa981601a6/360p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet “The Abbess” - New Art!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet “The Abbess,” a new mixed-media creation that emerged over the last two days of infusions as I contemplated LOVE in its many forms]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/meet-the-abbess-new-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677e3c61ae349f0037cca1d7</guid><category><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_b39f7a6c70504035a38b388d35c9ef3e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[365 Days of LOVE - A New Beginning in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I’m embarking on something new - 365 Days of LOVE…Will you join me? LOVE - Seriously?! One day at a time, one person at a time, the...]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/365-days-of-love-a-new-beginning-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677cc4faae349f0037cbce85</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_c846345cbf2d4d26974525c9d96f2ccd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOVE and RARE DISEASE - A Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one is personal … #LOVE in the context of #raredisease - specifically #AdrenalInsufficiency.  It’s been a tough month with RSV and a...]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/love-and-rare-disease-a-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677cc2d8ae349f0037cbcd4f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:07:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/f3f0b1_f9c2561a740a422ab2ca1664500d8380/360p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabilities &#38; Due Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Diego News Tribune 

More people can be held against their will under new law taking effect Jan. 1]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/disabilities-due-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6771f889f2ee4c68e8f14f32</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_b5f761cd6512407c8252acf8a7181a89~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_821,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Time to Use my Voice Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an ebb and flow to life. I’ve been in the quiet. It’s time to use my voice again.  In early 2020, just before the pandemic...]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/it-s-time-to-use-my-voice-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672ffefcabde9672e8fabdcc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:53:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_8bcdd238959247c6ad60a77bac93df25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Gratitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fledge into the world with just my wheelchair in “joyful revolution” I found camaraderie with stalks of yellow smiles … and a poem emerged]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/october-gratitude</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67113fa50d5ef675132c7783</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:05:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_8088020a419540ceabda6e9fa7932722~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_375,h_281,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New AI Art! Meditations in Blu]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Art from Heather Thompson, Acquired Savant Artist, Novelorica. Meditation in Blu offers a glimpse into the healing journey … eyes open.]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/new-ai-art-meditations-in-blu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665270c47a61b4c35f63abc9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 23:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_f782f3d7cf3a41fc908e33742ca4fcf2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Unmanifested Wings”- Flashback Art &#38; Poetry by Heather Thompson]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote the following poem  in 2012, just a year after the “mild” traumatic brain injury that changed my life.  ]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/unmanifested-wings-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c93ba50a0b4a00153dfb95</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_51acc8448de143d49c219a26ab5e3a5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_428,h_321,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflection: Henrietta Lacks’ Cells - Modern Vaccines Launched Without Her Consent]]></title><description><![CDATA[What can be done within our spheres of influence to advance consent in medicine, especially with the emergence of AI? ]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/reflection-henrietta-lacks-cells-launched-modern-vaccines-without-her-consent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663a420690e00d38dee451f0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 03:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_9d93d58b43be4480a667504d38e05636~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_428,h_321,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Art! Explorations with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when an original black &#38; white drawing meets Generative AI?]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/new-art-a-new-online-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661cba4678d49c3ec8e243b5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:31:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_c2b82992afd046538b021e152a17a258~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Until I See You Again…Iggy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I unexpectedly lost my French Bulldog last week.  Words cannot express the loss.  It’s my turn for art to help heal my grief…]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/until-i-see-you-again-iggy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6600a58acae4c98599966314</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 22:34:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_afe448c38c6f4fa39523056360aadddb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Silent Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read an excellent article on the inverse of what we usually associate with abusive behavior (acting out)…it explored weaponized silence.]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/the-silent-treatment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ff1ea4b1739071e84f29e2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:46:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f0b1_705b78bcd2934b7798672b741b16ccbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burden? We Can do Better.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing that doesn't sit well with me is the word "burden."  It's used too often in the industry, and one that needs to be rethought.]]></description><link>https://www.acquiredsavant.org/post/burden-we-can-do-better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fc7897cdd5dc970f0b19fd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e255c5139f344113a6450f0557697214~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HL Thompson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>