I’ve Hit the Reset Button A-gain!

That’s a Surprise Right?

NOT!  No surprise here right?  My life seems to be a series of resets, when I think about it, whose life isn’t.  I’ve been a little quiet since the publication of the 1 Word Book.  I knew once the book was completed that I’d either be searching for something new to do or twiddling my thumbs feeling hopelessly without a mission to accomplish.  Sure promoting and selling the book was a no-brainer.  I mean that’s what you do with a book right. But I needed a totally new venture and what that would be, I didn’t have a clue, so I rested back a bit (as Sreelatha Meleth puts it) and mosied along with my life with no specific direction to take; no path to follow.

Then it Happened

Art showed up in my life.  I don’t even remember how.  Perhaps it was my neighbor and real estate client, Erika L. Mixon, Artist.  Perhaps it showed up because I have always loved abstract art.  I just loved the variations of color and the imagination that takes place when looking at an art piece and allowing it to speak to you.  I love the reality that a single piece of art sends a different message or speaks a different language depending on who is viewing it.  At any rate, art showed up in my life and the artwork to the left is the result.

An artist I am not and I’m not seeking to be one.  Let me repeat that:  An artist I am not and I’m not seeking to be one. However, this new hobby is one of the most relaxing personal experiences that I’ve had the pleasure of partaking in a very long time (besides writing that is).  Every day, I create something.  Big or small, I make it my business and look forward to creating something every day or at least experiment with new ideas.

Not Content To Do It Alone

I’ve been looking for some activity for my grandkids to do, particularly my 8-year-old grandson, Tristan so I pulled him into the artistic frenzy.  Last year I bought some paint and brushes for them to dicker around with just for fun.  But as my own interest grew, I reeled in my grandson to create some artwork as well.  It has been so much fun to do and to watch him create.  He’s been selling his art and every piece that he’s created has sold.  My little entrepreneur.  Isn’t that something?  Of course, both of us are amateurs at the lowest level but look what Tristan’s imagination has created.

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