I have been “silent” for a long
time. It has felt like an eternity. After three fun and dynamic years of
working exclusively on my art —
writing, painting, music —
I decided last October to change things up a bit. Still fully committed to my
art, I was looking for a new adventure. I began looking for a day job that
would allow me to practice my art while at the same time offer a unique and challenging
adventure. I found such a “day job”: flight attendant. And I’m having a blast.
The seven-week training to become
a flight attendant, which began in mid-February, was intense. Apart from
writing my Morning Pages daily and faithfully, I had to put all of my other
artistic projects on hold. That was a very difficult, yet necessary, decision
in order to ensure that I succeeded in my training (and I did succeed!). My
training ended 30 March, and ever since that time I’ve been writing again — often, it seems, uphill
and unsure if the words will come. But, daily, I show up at the page and my
fears are quickly wiped away as the words spill onto the page. It feels so good
to be writing again.
I am doing my best to get back on
my feet again when, in so many ways, my life has been turned upside down. Une vie en mouvement. I have left
Sherbrooke (Quebec), my home for the last 3.5 years, for Toronto. The tranquility
of the Eastern Townships replaced by the hustle and bustle of a metropolis; I’m
living downtown, mere steps away from the Rogers Centre. A new city. A new
love. New hope. A new adventure. Plenty of fodder for my artistic endeavours.
Today, winter is back. Freezing rain
tumbles from the sky, making the sidewalks and roads slick and slippery. For Torontonians,
the weather is “awful” and “unbearable”; to me, it doesn’t seem that bad. It is a reminder of how
quickly life, just like the weather, can change on a dime. The best I can do is
embrace what life throws at me and to do my best. And to do that, this is what I
often pray: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.”
So here I am, back on my feet
again. Back to writing. Back to creating. Back to a life worth living. I hope
that you will stay with me on this journey because the best is yet to come.
So glad to hear things are going well. Onwards and upwards! We are very proud of you.
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