Finding Clarity in Raindrops... but Beauty in Ripples.

"Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now." - Denis Waitley

Being an entrepreneur is very hard, especially when you have many MANY interests and passions.  I've often come to this point where I see all these different doors and freeze with fear of choosing the wrong one; however, I choose this time, to take a different one.  This one is what I make of it.  I do not have to give up painting over illustrating, or illustrating over painting.  I don't have to stop talking about running, (hopefully triathlons again someday), my faith, flowers and nature, color, inner struggles and hopeful adventures.  I LOVE IT ALL :)  

Having clarity is a much desired quality but as you can see in the pictures above, what else do you miss out on if you only look for a clear path, (or in the picture... a raindrop on the branch)? You miss out on the ripples in the water.  The character building qualities that create such distortions at view, never take away from the TRUTH which is still there.  As in the picture of the ripple of water, you still see the trees reflected... that is a fact.  And the more one tries to make the picture clear and see perfectly what the tree looks like... the more they miss out on the beauty of that which is right before them.

I like the quote mentioned above.  As a control freak (something I know still needs to be worked out in myself) I really have no control of what happened yesterday or what will come out of the goals I hope for in the future.  I do; however, have control of this very moment.  Will I choose to get stressed over the little details or the future that will in time work itself out? Or will I choose to celebrate all that I did, great or small, today, to enjoy the yellow tulips slowly opening at this very table I write at, and write some snail mail to family and friends I love so dearly? 

May I wake up in the morning and have the courage to sit outside and just BE with my God rather than constantly asking for clarity and purpose while comparing myself to those who've been doing this for years.... because as I mentioned, whether I myself realize it or not... the TRUTH does not change... only my view of it. 

So what does that look like with my many interests and passions?  Well, I look at each one as being a part of the big picture.  A picture I cannot fully understand... but even in it's mess, it's beautiful, and someday, it will be clear.  I hope you too will not just enjoy the clarity of raindrops, but also the beauty of the ripples. 

happy tuesday! and happy happy HAPPY 92nd birthday to my Grandpa!!

blessings,

priscilla jo