Hey there, strangers! Its been a while since I've been in the mood to write, and I apologize if I was keeping you waiting! So, what have you been up to? May is going good so far? How's the family? Oh, I'm sorry Aunt Marge has the flu. How am I, you ask? I'm great! I feel positively blessed in my life right now. So many opportunities have opened up for me recently, choices have to be made, and almost everything is perfect. It is interesting how things in life come in stages. Have you noticed how events and activities seem to overlap one month, and the next month you're bored out of your mind? April was crazy for me, and May is looking a little more relaxed but still hectic enough to keep me on my toes. It seems that this new stage in my life is focused on my art, I wasn't actively going out to look for opportunities, but it seems the universe is trying to tell me something about the direction my life should take. A couple weeks ago, I got to meet local artist, Pat Shea and visit his studio at his house and ask him questions about his life as an artist. His work is just amazing, and I learned a lot. I also have the opportunity to share my talents and passion for painting with my school, which I am incredibly lucky to do so. I have been given (well, actually I volunteered) the task of painting a mural on one of the walls in my school, and I'm having a great time learning and experimenting with the size and scale of the image, I've never painted anything so big before! I've also been picked as one of 10 students with the opportunity to be mentored by a local artist, and co-create a piece with them to be auctioned off at an event to raise money for my school board. Lots of stuff going on, I know! Its awesome!
And that's just one area of my life. I have amazing friends, an incredible boyfriend, a loving family, I do very well in school, and I am mentally and physically healthy. What more could I ask for? Seriously, I feel happier than I think I deserve to be. Maybe it's just a state that my brain is in right now, where everything that happens to me seems like a blessing and I'm rarely in a bad mood. Or maybe I've always had the ability to turn bad thoughts into good feelings, but I've just noticed now how incredibly happy I am most of the time. Either way, its a good place to be! Now I want everyone to feel the way I do, and if they don't, I want to help them. Making someone else's day, makes my day too. And thats what matters, this world would be a much better place if everyone lived by the this motto; "Treat others the way you would like to be treated." and "Be the change you wish to see in the world." and "Better late than never, but never late is better." and whatever else you think is important!
Well thanks for reading! I hope you're as happy with your life as I evidently am with mine! And if you're not, try and look for chocolate in the oatmeal! Sincerely, Sam
