I know my businesses have changed quite a bit, going from doing art shows, craft fairs and events almost every weekend in previous years to just a couple this year and focusing more on fine arts and entering contests I never would have dreamed of before. My painting has changed so much, adding the twists of abstract paintings to the library of my works. I have found that coloring outside the lines is something I really do enjoy and find that it can touch so many more people as they are able to see things in my works that I can't. I do love that part of art, making people feel.
My cameras have not been ignored. I have enjoyed taking them on many different adventures this year including going to many places I had not been before and seeing new things I could share with others through my photographs. There is something so freeing about jumping in the car, camera in hand, and just going until I find something I must capture, then going again, continuing to spend the time looking for the beauty in the world that we so often miss because we rush from place to place without slowing to see the sites inbetween. I was able to capture mountains and forests, animals and plants and people, historic buildings and places, and even beauty in simple things we take for granted. The lens sees all and freezes moments in time allowing us to pause and review and share with others those things otherwise lost to time.
I rediscovered my love of writing, something I did when I was young to get my feelings out typically in poem form but never really shared. Only having been published a couple of times but having one of my poems stolen and republished through the internet with minor changes and tweeks stopped me from following that path much more out of fear of losing my works again. This blog gives me the opportunity to write my thoughts, share the insane things that happen to me, and continue to explore the written word (ok typed word) so hopefully some day I can continue those books and manuscripts I have started but left unfinished over the years. Maybe some day.
Adding a new business to my portfolio definitely added more excitement and fun to the mix. Getting back into the kitchen where I can create more beautiful and yummy things like I did when I owned my cafe/bakery was an added bonus that came from adding Pampered Chef to my resume. I forgot just how satisfying it can be to take simple ingredients and create a masterpiece of flavors. It has allowed me to explore the healthy cooking side of the kitchen even more but not forget the baking that I so love to do and now combining them.
Maybe it's time to combine all my loves into something new, a new challenge, a new experience I have not had yet. The posibilities are endless and I look forward to 2019, ready to add a few more firsts to my list of experiences. Life is, after all, a collection of experiences that mold and shape us into who we are. By staying pliable and allowing those experiences to continue to shaped us, by not becoming rigid by experiences that may not have been so positive, we are able to grow and prepare for even more greatness that life has to offer. Kind of like the silly-putty we used to play with as children, transfering the images of comics from the news paper a nd stretching them into funny abstracts of themselves then wadding it up to start again or mold it into something new.
Goal: Stay pliable, have fun, and keep your eyes open to the future.
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