time

Today is the last day of 2019 - the end of another decade (so I keep reading). Tomorrow will be the first day of 2020; a universal 4 year. Of course, as soon as I note that fact, I start researching the universal year of 4. To sum up, it is to be a year of potential, awakening, connection, as well as many other things. If you think about it, there are many 4s in our physical world: 4 phases of the moon, 4 seasons, 4 elements, 4 directions... and the list goes on and on. The number 4 is a very stable number (think of the 4 legs on a table).

We all have changes in our lives and many changes in my life started in August. I am grateful for the opportunities these changes have given and are still giving me. 2019 was a universal 3 year (which was about playfulness, creativity, expressiveness, being joyful...) and I can say last year certainly was joyful at times; sometimes the joy was stronger than other times and sometimes I did not see it at all. I am ready for the changes the year 2020 brings - or actually I bring to it. 

In 2019, I travelled quite a bit throughout the year and especially in September / October. I thought the travel during those noted months would help me "figure out what's next" but it hasn't really done that. I know what I do not want so I suppose that is a great starting point.

In January of 2020 I plan to go to a friend's cabin to write a book. I may not finish it in the month but it will be well on its way by the time I return! I am looking forward to the change in scenery and going somewhere which is completely new to me.

My book is inspired by this blog and when and why it all started. It is about being creative and finding ways to be creative. Right now I wonder if it will not be about simply sketching... or maybe it will. The book is still in its infancy so it will evolve. Maybe it will be about what being creative means to whomever reads the book.

Right now I wish I was on a beach somewhere enjoying sand, surf, sunshine, and maybe a glass of wine. Last year I was in Mexico on December 31 and as far as I am concerned, it is the perfect place to be on New Year's Eve. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful day out there today but it certainly is not bikini weather!

My intention is to do a recap of my last decade on the eve (or near the eve) of my birthday in March since that is the beginning of my next year as well as my next decade.

I am looking forward to it - the recap and the years ahead.

Happy New Year to all

relective

When someone is let go from a job he/she really does not like, it is a celebration. At the same time, it causes that person to look at what is next.

I have been unhappy with my place of work for literally years. On Tuesday last week I was released from there. It is the perfect action for both me and the company I once worked with.  I did consider quitting on many occasions but I did not seem to ever have the nerve to do it and I am not entirely sure why.

I have many thoughts as to what is next for me. I have a lot of travel coming up in the next month and I am looking forward to that. Inspiration often comes when One least expects it so who knows if I will get it when I am on my travels or when I am sitting around my own home.

I have not posted on here for over a year and there are many reasons for that which are really simply excuses. I enjoy writing and posting here so I do not know (again) why I often stop.

I will just add some drawings I have done last spring / summer that I just uploaded to Flickr. The first one is coloured ink pens on paper. The second is a brush ink pen on paper which was finished very quickly after I did another in pastel (which follows).

Fuchsia open - from my balcony

poppy - Reader Garden

poppy - pastels

That is all for now. I started this post last week and I want it up before I leave for my first trip.