Well, what can we all say?

This took me hours and I hate it.

This took me longer and not fond of this, either

This was super fast to come together and I love it. 

My baby boy in my spot on the couch

I really have been art journaling a lot. All you have to do is enter the studio and pull out the trash can. See? See all those pages that were ripped to shreds? Heavens to Betsy (who was Betsy, exactly?) you have been busy.

Sunday afternoon I said to myself, if you are not in the mood to create something that is even somewhat appealing, go take a nap. So I did.

I have had a revealing few weeks of late. Lots of soul searching, questioning myself and others, and coming to a place of peace and respite for what has happened. I removed toxic relationships. Two. Two different people who do not know each other, but were friends of mine. My current situation revealed their true motivations to me, what is deep within their hearts, minds and souls. I saw this on Instagram this morning. It's from @awaken_healers.

"You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you, making you spill coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup,, you would have spilled tea. The point is whatever is inside the cup, is what will spill out. Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which will happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled. So, we have to ask ourselves, "What's in my cup?" When life gets tough, what spills out? Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility? Or does anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions come out? You choose! Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, kindness, gentleness and love for others."

In a nutshell. This, to me, was so powerful I was almost in tears. I have friends who have offered to help me in any way they can, check on me constantly, are offering solutions to the endless list of things I won't be able to do for awhile. And I had two friends who made it abundantly clear that my health issues were a negative effect on their lives. THEY don't like change. The implication being How Dare I? After all we have done for you.......

Life is what we make of it. I have made my choices of living in peace, empathy, compassion and love.
Linda