Turning 50 is a time of reflection, transition, or trepidation. We reflect back on the good we have done
because we found our purpose in life early and used it to better the world
around us. Or we may find ourselves in a
place of transition. We feel we did some good but want to do more or we feel we
did not use our gifts to their fullest and there is still more that we can
accomplish. Trepidation rests on those
of us who find ourselves still asking what is our purpose with a sense of panic
that time may run out before we find it.
I am on the other side of 50. How I got here already seems unfathomable but
I am here. I haven’t “wasted” my life but I don’t feel I
have done as much with it as I could have.
And that big question remains unanswered; what is my purpose? It is not as uncommon as one would think to
get this far in life and still not know. Many people pass on before finding what it is
that they are supposed to do when they grow up.
I don’t want this to happen to me so I have vowed to discover it.
A near fatal car accident began this journey. A drunk driver barreled through the
intersection hitting our car. That
nightmare changed me in ways I still don’t understand. The changes started out small. I began seeking
things like tee shirts and coffee mugs with positive words on them such as
gratitude, happiness, and inspire. I then
began finding books that led me on a spiritual and creative quest, where I
still am to this day.
It was stumbling upon Somerset Studio publications
that ignited my creative explorations. Before reading their magazines I had never
heard of art journaling, mixed media art,
or blogs. My right brain was curious;
my left brain told me I couldn’t do “that”.
It took a while, 5 years actually to quiet the left side and listen to renderings
of the right. Last month I put my toes
in the water and signed up for Kelly
Kilmer’s Journey Within online course.
I was giddy with excitement yet scared (that left-brain voice kept
telling me I couldn’t do it).
The poem The Journey seems
like a fitting credo for this blog. I am
now at a point in my life where I have slowed down enough to recognize my own
voice. Now, on the other side of 50, I
want to release that voice creatively through photography, art journaling, and mixed
media art. Welcome to my journey!
Welcome to the world of blogging. It is fun, and it is challenging. Wish you would add a way to join up with your blog, and I would do it. My email is jstonefnp@yahoo.com, so you could email me if you get this up. It is really fun getting to know others through this amazing online portal. i did book mark you, but would love to have you on my daily bloglist. If you think turning 50 is interesting, wait until you reach 60 plus.
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