I painted by inspiration from Hawaii while the conference took place in Washington state. I knew this painting was a message to me as well, but honestly I thought I was good to go.
I knew change was in the wind for Aaron and I, but at that point no decisions had been made and I just had a strong sense of stepping off a cliff. It goes right along with my favorite quote ...
“When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.”
― Edward Teller
Since then we have decided to move back to Washington to have our first baby, due in January. Although moving back sounds like going into the familiar it is A LOT of letting go and still many unknowns. I am always up for adventure and Aaron is usually encouraging me to "return to reality" with all my fabulous plans, haha :)
However this transition has been harder than anticipated. We are selling our condo which has been our home for almost 3 years & getting rid of almost everything we own. It means giving up my art room which I have only had for a couple months. Leaving best friends. All only weeks before welcoming our little boy to the world. I honestly thought all that was really not that big of a deal until I was right in the middle of it.
This painting has turned into a message to myself and a true sign post for me encouraging me that we are heading the right way. As I have been packing boxes, filling the give away pile and prepping our condo for the sale, I have pictured this painting and remembered that this is the season of Letting go and pressing into the future to grab onto the next path of destiny. This is the time to hold nothing back, to live with abandon and to remember that everything we let go of gives us more room to grab onto the new thing knowing that it will be bigger better and more beautiful than we can imagine.
