A Sweet Melody
Painting by Heather Harrington | Titled: A Sweet Melody | Acrylic on Wood Board Canvas 24 x 24 x 1.5
I hope the first few days of the new year have been wonderful for you. I’ve spent a good portion of my time cleaning, reflecting and planning for the year ahead.
I reflected over the last year, I realized something that I hadn’t noticed earlier. Last year I started doing things that had been on my bucket list for years. The pandemic awoke in me a sense of urgency. I started to worry that I may get to the end of my life and regret never having tried the things that I wanted to do. Sure, there are trips that I want to take and things I want to experience, but what was really nagging at me was my reluctance to start things that I had a passion for and felt drawn to, such as painting and music.
Why is the resistance to begin so great? Why had I told myself that I never had the time? Why had I never made it a priority?
The rewards of having started, even if I wasn’t as good as I wanted to be, were plentiful. I found that learning to play the guitar and painting brought me contentment, enthusiasm and a sense of renewed inspiration. And most importantly, I found that making time for the little things made me happy. And because I started these things, I found myself showing up happier for my family and for others because I had more happiness within me to give.
I created the painting above as a Christmas gift to my daughter Maddie, it is titled “A Sweet Melody” and was inspired by the the time spent together this past year, learning to play guitar. I hope your new year starts off on the right note and that you find joy in starting something that has been on your bucket list – you won’t regret getting started, only that you didn’t start sooner!
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Painting by Heather Harrington | Titled: A Sweet Melody | Acrylic on Wood Board Canvas
