and it was no exception this year... albeit it's not quite over but we're getting really close. i have noticed the early signs..... you know? the trees that look a little yellow (maybe we just didn't get enough rain this year) that subtle crispness behind the breeze at dusk... the cool mornings. not to mention the back to school sales at every store. technically we still have 2 1/2 weeks left... school starts on the 7th this year but i feel the inevitability of the end of summer. not that i really have any amount of love for the heat & fuss of summer. and not that it hasn't been a great season....i have actually had a very exciting summer. after i posted my last post on 23 june i turned my things in to the art gallery, entered a photo contest, took first place in one category of the photo contest, was written up in the local paper for winning said contest, got accepted as a galleried artist at the PRCA, found a friendship that i didn't know i had, started actually losing weight after years of feeling stuck this way, sold four of my pieces at the gallery, had a breakthrough in my relationship with my 16 year old daughter, pulled off two birthday parties & a brunch {at which i made cream puffs & chocolate pudding from scratch & josh's grandma from france said i did a good job! talk about swelling my head lol} & i enjoyed watching my 2 year old son experience his world & develop his personality. whew! but it all boils down to this one moment back in june, sitting in front of the computer feeling anxious about my life & my path & my self.... i ran across a quote that struck me and i took it into my heart & it settled down into that place where your "certain something" sprouts from... and boy did it ever blossom for me! and so i leave you with these words that have so affected me...
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has Genius, Power, and Magic in it.
Begin it now."
- johann wolfgang von goethe
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