I learned a pretty cool way to help me live the life I imagine. I'm not at all my goals yet but I'm getting there.

At my retreat this summer, I had a guidance session and the guy suggested I make a picture slide show of what I want to do with my life, things that I'm doing now, and comforting things. I started doing this recently and it has helped with my goals and dreams. The only things I haven't accomplished are getting into an art exhibit and starting on my master of arts in counseling, so I can become an art counselor. These things will happen in due time I'm sure.

For instance I have pictures of people throwing clay on pottery wheels, because I want to focus on pottery for art therapy. I have pictures of the mountains too because that's where I'm most relaxed, and I want to start hiking again. Hopefully in the spring. I also have pictures of my husband and my animals because they give me the most joy. I even have pics of my own art work.

More people are buying my art work now and I'm getting good reviews, so I'm going to try to branch out a bit and go downtown one day and see if my art work is good enough for a gallery. People are buying my jewelry too, so I feel good about that too.

I don't really feel disabled like my pdoc says I am, but I know I can't work a 40 hr a week job, like I was. I like doing the art because I can work on it whenever I feel like and there's no deadlines. I'm just doing it for myself. Without working, I've gotten so much better.