It's funny where life takes us sometimes ~ looking ahead from this time last year I knew my life would be different. With my youngest finally venturing off to college in September it was inevitable that life would bring many changes. While I could feel the waves of change pulling me in new directions, I never imagined exactly how different my life would be and how very grateful my heart would feel.
Life had grown quite stagnant, personally speaking, and those who know me best knew this to be a sad reality. There's flight in these wings, with room to soar and carry others as well, so being
spiritually grounded for so many years had become a huge burden to bare. I adored my art and this lovely business of creating beauty and helping others, but as we all know there are many sides to a faceted diamond that need light in order to shine.
My approach was to take the tides as they came and remain open to where they would lead me. It's tough to go with the flow, let go, and not question. I think we all know that, but I must admit that whenever I do, it tends to take me in directions I could barely have dreamed.
Where I might have envisioned a lovely island filled with delicious fruits and flowers ~ life would more likely deliver a chain of islands filled with beautiful white sands, lush greens, and tropical songbirds, all living among those envisioned fruits and flowers, and nestled snugly between gorgeous blue seas and sky. It's simply a case of this little human not having the sight of the gods.
And so, where is it this journey wound up for me? Well, here I sit ~ in a
new state, with a
new job, in a
new home, with a
new life. And happy? Oh my...
It's been a very long time since I could say I feel peace in my heart. Where the slow steady rhythm of tranquility and gratitude strum a gentle melody through my days and nights.
It took nearly a year to get here, really a lifetime, but here I stand ~
joyfully, courageously. The best part is that even though this life is interwoven with others, many of whom were crucial in helping me gain this freedom, at the core is the spirit of independence. For the first time in my life I stand on my own two feet ~ solely and squarely and happily.
While my "To-Do" list is miles long and I still feel the pull of many tasks on my wings, I finally have a calm heart, the necessary fuel to soar highest in this life and catch the best dreams.
So where does this leave my little
plumrose dream? As with all good dreams, they never truly die and so neither will this fruit of my heart.
Scaling back from a team effort to a solo woman biz, I've got big plans in the works ~ with finishing up the website, creating an in-depth blogger video library, adding more prefab graphics, and offering a bigger selection of trinkets and treasures.
And so this is me... peaking out from behind the silence and this veil of fruity pinkness to say "hey, I'm still here"... better than ever. Thanks to all of you who've helped me get to where I am ~ gratitude doesn't even begin to express my heart, but
thank you will have to do. Thanks for sticking by, for waiting and wanting, and now.. off we go ~ let's fly!
This post features the beautiful artwork of one of my favorite artists, Kendra Binney. For more information and to purchase visit:
www.kendra-binney.com and
www.kendrabinney.etsy.com
