It’s what you give…

I learned early on, you get what you give. When we became active in our community, especially after Hurricane Sandy, I was amazed and humbled by the people who gave and gave, and we became one of them. By letting go of my problems and helping others I had a new purpose. By helping others we were able to find solutions to my own situations. Some slowly, some quickly. The people in our world grew, most of them are angels planted on this earth, showing us the path that granted us new healing and growth.

Looking back it sounds more spiritual then it felt in those heart searching days, months, years. Today, I apply these principals to all areas of my world. I am able to find compassion, when I should feel anger. I am able to find discipline when I just want to surf channels on my coach. I am able to find peace when the grief is so overbearing I want to just close my eyes. These simple answers don’t come instantly. There are days I stumble and wander, just searching. In my own artistic journey, I do a lot of research and studying, but mostly I have to wait, patiently, for the answers to arrive. Sometimes it’s days, other times it’s months, and in the case of my most recent pottery adventures, years. I had to go through all those adventures and journeys and give a lot, to get where I am today.