It's been a little time since I relocated my studio to Downtown Wadsworth. Things got off to a bit of a slower start since there were logistics to handle and of course, decorating to do! I think it's been worth the effort it took and finally feels complete to me.
My hope is to offer a peaceful comfortable space where women who are needing a reprieve can come and lay down a while. A place where no one else is coming or going during their time and I can give each person I see whatever attention and care they might be looking for. Somewhere to shed off a layer or two of tension and leave feeling better than before.
All that matters to me in terms of my work, but I also wanted to share what I've been learning about the time we've been given just being here in this crazy world. Most of us are probably taught through the years to set goals, or find purpose in the things we do. I think maybe now more than ever there is an encouragement towards self-attainment, self-expression and self-fulfillment. Not to the exclusion of caring about and helping others, but perhaps with the expectation of having a sense of contentment and well being at the end of the day. That seems like a worthwhile pursuit, but it can also be ever elusive, or even exhausting!
I've come to believe that's because self was never meant to be filled with more of what we think would make us or others happy. We were actually made to be filled by a far greater LIfe, with a Creator who made us to be filled with Him. He is Love, and that is everything!
Whether or not you believe in God, you were made to be a vessel of Love. That seems like something none of us would want to miss. And so we've been given some time to seek after Him, and ask that our hearts be open to Him, and feel that He is there for every one of us, wanting and waiting to be known. Then each day can have a purpose, a fulfillment, and a Love to share that goes way beyond what we could have dreamed possible. Beyond all time.
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven. -Ecclesiastes 3:1