Motivation Monday - Everything Has A Season

Everything Has a Season

I've probably written about this before,

but this morning as I was taking a walk,

it hit me again.

I have a long lane that has hills and this morning

as I came up over one of those hills I saw an interesting sight.

Part of my drive way was covered in leaves.

The bradford pear trees lost their leaves overnite.

It's funny how the trees get their leaves in the spring at different times and they loose them at different times.

My Japanese maple held onto its leaves until my husband cleaned out that bed and then just like on cue, the next morning its beautiful red leaves were all over the black mulch.

Yesterday the bradford pears were the last tree in the yard to have leaves,

and now,

not so much...

 

This morning the trees taught me

 that everything has a season.

 

Everything.

 

Even art.

 

Sometimes seasons pass us up,

but they almost always come back around again.

If we're lucky.

 

Somedays I can't paint a lick,

and other days it just flows off my brush.

 

Somedays I have no desire to paint,

and other days I can't wait to get out in my studio.

 

As a young mother, I had a creative itch

that needed to be scratched.

But I also had a family

 that needed to be provided for. 

I worked at my job as creatively as possible,

and I raised my children as creatively as possible.

Along the way I learned some painting skills,

improved my sewing skills,

gained some organizational skills 

and I tried using them as often as possible.

However, when I got sick and I still had
"learn to paint" on my bucket list, I really got the lead out and worked at it.

You might not have time to learn something this year,

but keep it on your list,

in your head

in your heart,

and there will be time to learn something new.

You will find the time.

We are never to old to learn something.

 

If "Learn How To Paint" is on your bucket list,

I have the perfect course for you.

Click HERE to learn about Painting With Acrylics 101.

It's an online beginning painting course

that teaches you from the ground up the art concepts you'll need as you learn to paint.

 

Now I'm off to the studio to paint something using last nights super moon as reference.

 

This was the super moon about 7 a.m. this morning.

I hope you saw it where you are.

Gotta love the show nature provides for us all the time.

 

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Thanks for stopping by today.

I really appreciate it and I always love your comments.

 

Have a great one!