Has it been this long since I accessed my blog ? My goodness! What has happened these last few years? Well, in 2007 I was in a small accident in Seattle while traveling to an art show. I thought all was fine, but as the weeks progressed I realized the whiplash in my neck was worse than I thought.. It is 4 years later, I paint less and less due to the intense pain that never ceases to surface. I am not a complainer, but this is not what I had expected with my newfound joy in painting back when I started 2001. I spent hours, sometimes all day working on a project...up until the accident. Now, with-in an hour of painting I feel like I am on fire. OK, enough said, I have worked through much of that, take medicine, work out, tried wine (way too often), found some relief be it temporary at best.
The funny thing is whiplash is not something our mind grasps as debilitating. At least for myself. I keep thinking it will work itself out. I know several people who have been in accidents that are so much worse off. How can I think I have a problem at all? One young lady that attended our church lives in a nursing home after driving her car off the road....and another lady has been in intense PT and takes tons of medication, who has come back from near death after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Yet still many who are fighting for their lives with cancer troubles...the list goes on. How can I even begin to think I have a problem. Can I grow older gracefully?
I am only 58! Young in my eyes! Tell that to my body.
It is with renewed hope that I might find again my passion of creative activity. I may not be painting as often, but my heart is open to finding a way to enjoy the passion I once held through my art. The doorway stands before me, there is something on the other side as I work my way through.
I do know that God is good, His love is above all else, and there is hope for all through his son Jesus Christ.
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