I wish to be much farther down the road, if I'm honest.
Instead, I will appreciate where I am.
For yesterday I wished to be at this point.
And now that I have arrived, I want to be at yet another.
And tomorrow, I'm sure I will wish to be someplace new altogether.
I will see where today takes me instead.
And at the end of the day, I will be grateful.
Grateful for the journey and the momentum I've gained.
After all, today is where just yesterday I hoped I'd be.
Read MoreLove is red and yellow and blue.
Love is every shade and every hue.
Love is warm just like the sun.
It is found in everyone.
Love is bold and love is bright.
It is soft, and it is light.
To tomorrow, a new year and a new day.
It won't come without its challenges - but it never does.
Here's to showing up as our best selves;
to rising to meet the challenges ahead;
to working together;
to embracing love and kindness;
to seeing the beauty in the mundane;
to new wonders and new discoveries;
to cherishing the time we have.
Here's to a colorful new year ahead and letting the light in each of us shine through.
Happy new year.
I long for it to slow down.
As I often do when life feels out of sorts, I brew a cup of tea.
I breathe a little more deeply as I sit to enjoy it.
Wrapping my hands around the cup, I take in the warmth and aroma. The tea, still too hot to sip.
I wait for it to cool and realize I've stopped racing. For just a few moments, I've gotten off the hamster wheel of life.
Read MoreYesterday I finished a new painting.
It was a beast to work through, but it reminded me of an important lesson.
Not to quit when the going gets tough.
I felt lots of self-doubts creep in while I worked, calling me to scrap it altogether.
I more than once questioned my decision to go down this new path as an artist.
Read MoreThis tiny ripple of movement, in otherwise calm waters.
At first, it is easy to ignore.
It comes and goes like a leaf blowing in the wind.
Until the tiny ripple turns into a swell.
A swell that causes me to pause and take notice.
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