The Seasons of Change

Fall is upon us now.   For me here in the Midwest, it almost feels like a bit of the summer we didn't have.  The days are warm with the exception of cool nights.   The leaves are just starting to change in some spots and I am hoping for that crisp fall air to roll in soon.

Change is unavoidable.  I am learning this more and more as I get older.   Sometimes change is Wonderful and then Other times we need to work to see the good in it.     As I am getting older I am becoming scared of change.   My children are growing and both in school now which is very very hard for me accept.   Nothing can be the same as it was, we have entered a new chapter.   As the Chapters of life progress, it seems that life gets more complicated.  More intense at times.  Whether the intensity is happiness or sadness depends on the day.

I have been working in my studio for the past weeks.  Mostly on Candles, but here and there on some art.  I am really feeling the need to create.  To release something from deep inside.  My Fears and My Dreams.  They are all wrapped up together.  Bottled up and ready to be released.   I am sitting quietly trying to listen to what my soul is telling me.   What are the angels trying to say?   Which direction should I move in?  So many choices, so many colors to choose from.   Life is so full of color, if we choose to let it in.

Here is a recent painting that I finished the other day.  I am working on a few new dolls and hope that they will be finished up in about a week.  

How about you......What does Change mean to you?  How do you feel about it?  

Comments

[Doreen Frost]

Good afternoon Tink...I'm a creature of habit..so..change throws me for a bit..but eventually I settle in and adjust I guess. I know your children heading off to school and growing up is hard for you..but I'm glad you are the kind of mom who appreciates your childrens ages...and does not wish for them to grow up and be less work! They grow up so darn fast!

I do hate to think of you struggling and sad though!

Love the painting and can't wait for your new candle scent...I am burning my pumpkin spice one daily and it's almost gone..will need to order another soon.

Have a wonderful day,
sending you a hug, xoxox
Doreen

[Elma]

Oh I am so not good at change. Children grow up way tofast and I long for the days of nursing and baby baths and making homemade baby food. People think I am nuts but I just want my kids home with me we they are safe and warm:) Love the painting and can't wait to see dolls!!!

[Yoli Kalkofen from Apron of the Month Club]

Change for me works well if I have advanced warning. I am a 43 year old single mom of 2 teens. Vince is 16 yrs, 11th grader, and he also attends college. Gina is 14 yrs and a 9th grade freshman. I am starting to prepare myself for the CHANGE when they leave to college.

If change comes quick and unexpected, I am get uneasy because I feel I am not in control.

[Dixie Redmond]

Tink - there's a saying that "Change always comes bearing gifts." I try to remind myself of that. When I told my husband that he said, "Yeah, sometimes it's poop in a baggie with a bow on it." Men. But even the hard changes bring a gift of some kind. If I open my eyes.