I really have created what I wanted...I am so grateful.

Well to say its been a while, would be an understatement. The good part, is that I have been gone for a while, for a good reason. My business has been doing really well and has kept me busy and focused for the year. Things are more quiet over the summer and I plan on taking advantage of that time. This busy year has shown me how easy it is to get out of balance and then how being out of balance affects so many other things. So this summer, I plan on getting into some good habits that will have "stuck" by the time that work gets busy all over again.

This is a picture of a painting I own, called Landscape after the flood by Carl White. I have it in my office - a) because I love it and b) to remind me how fragile life really is - and to not take it for granted.

Yes I realize that I most likely ignored that second part for this year, but I am ok with recognizing it again now. Sometimes we have to put our heads down and work until we have the space not to. The painting also reminds me of how there is beauty in everything if we choose to see it. There is beauty in being busy, knowing that your skills and assets are of value to others. There is beauty in having a purpose and a role in your day to day life. There is beauty in having accomplished things outside of your comfort zone. There is beauty in the time spent building something you never thought you could achieve.

That is where I am if I am to be honest. I am still in amazed mode over what I have started to create with my business. I have an amazing group of women working with me, that believe in the same goals that I do. They support our purposes and causes and are in for the long haul, which makes a huge difference.

So, this gift of time that I am experiencing right now - I accept with gratitude and joy. It gives me an opportunity to re-balance, give back to myself and I will be all the better for it. I know the habits that I create over this new few weeks will go a long way to supporting me now as well as next year.

I had no idea that what I wished for, could actually happen, but it did - I actually created exactly what I wanted - to the last detail, of having time off over the summer to enjoy writing, while knowing I have steady paid work now and waiting for me again in August/September when the cycle will start all over again.

I love my life....and am so very grateful...