Day 4 - No Regrets, keep moving forward

Friday night was restless... I literally got maybe 3 hours of topsy-turny sleep between then and Saturday evening around 10:30. I realize that each day brings little hickups and disappointments but they also bring little successes that mostly go unnoticed and unappreciated. Yes, I was upset because of the lack of sleep and I had to miss my son's football game on Saturday morning (he was very cool about it; dad pulled up the rear), but later in the day I started working on a landscape sketch of a lighthouse on the ocean (I love lighthouses). How relaxing it was to "be" there, on the ocean under a beautiful blue sky. I have a whole new perspective on how our gifts serve us. As an artist works on a piece, he/she becomes one with it (at least I do); hours can pass and you don't even realize it - and when you know you need to put down your tools and say "answer mother nature"; you just keep going just a little longer (amazing). I never realized the significance of this gift before now. When they say "...your gifts will serve you." it means more than just monetarily. It also means mentally, emotionally, spiritually... you cannot put a price tag on that. Though my lighthouse sketch is not yet complete (it's a work in progress that will take several hours) I count it as a success on more than one level and most importantly, that creating it allowed me to escape the illusion and bask in reality.

I've allowed so many years to pass without acknowledging this gift; without appreciating this gift, without developing this gift, I'm sure many others are in the same predicament - otherwise the world wouldn't be in such a mess! The last time I sat down to really work on a piece I didn't need glasses =). But, I say "no regrets". Let go of past upsets and hurts. Someone once told me "...you should only revist the past when you're going back there to heal..." - profound advice! If you've lost your passion for something you once loved and enjoyed, just start doing it again little by little; look at others who share the same talent and are using it. Inspiration will come, passion will return but don't wait. NOW is the time to start.

Keep moving forward y'all!