I’ve missed coming here so much!  So good to be back.  I feel such love when I write.  Life has been busy this week.

I’m sitting at Lucky’s Market with my best buddy Steve.  We walk here every Friday, after my Tai Chi class, to write.  We talk all the way.  Then, I will have to admit, often we talk the two hours we are here, instead of writing.  We do talk about writing.  Sometimes.  Other times he reads me his manuscript that he is working on.  He is pretty psyched about it, and I am excited for him.  I am always happy with Steve.  We are peas in a pod.  We love to laugh, play, joke, write, see the beauty in the world, and we love people, and life in general.  It’s great to have a friend to share so much with.

I have a lot on my plate right now.  I am in the early stages of divorce, longing for it to just be over, before it even really begins.  I make a commitment every day to fill out the financial portion.  It still sits uncompleted on my work table.  There is a little bit of paralysis there.  My friend told me, “Just set a timer for 45 minutes everyday and stop when it goes off.”  Great advice.  Today.

I also have to help my 18 yr old son get his homeschool transcripts ready to send off to the college of his choice.  I hate that he has waited until two weeks before the deadline.  His typical procrastinating style.  I am trying not to let his problem cause me stress, but this is such a major life moment, that I worry.  I am still working on promotional materials and media for my business.  Trying to figure out what to do first and having feeling a little anxious about all of that as well.  I need to start getting ready for the art class I will be teaching the beginning of February.  I have some amazing photos I will have processed.  My new subject matter is so much more vibrant than my older works that sit in my closet gathering dust.  They are photos old objects.  Rusty gas cans, dilapidated houses, old brown boots…  Today’s photos are of beautiful mountains, blues water and sky, and of a new me.  The the difference in the artwork is striking.  And I’m loving the newness.

Once again I have left my writing for the back burner.  Another commitment, in addition to filling out my divorce paperwork, is to set aside 2 afternoons a week as sacred for my writing.  My friend told me she sets aside two 8 hr days for her artwork.  That really inspired me. “I can do it!  I can do it!”  I have to just keep telling myself.  Kind of like The Little Engine That Could.  I’ll adjust it to, “I know I can.  I know I can.”

Time to taper off and move onto another topic.  A topic of trusting and believing in the power of the Universe!  Tonight I will start Ladies Rock Camp!  I trust the Universe will allow me to shine while I’m rockin the stage this Sunday night.