I’ve lived inside my art and my heart for so long
I lived my life hard and easy and right and or wrong

It will never matter what I tell you, only what I show
Seek out your dreams and you reap what you sew

Lessons will be learned and you may be fatally flawed
But nothing is worth learning … unless it’s really hard

With in each of you there is something unique to give
So do what you have to and make this legacy live

Here it is time already … for me to go away
There’s a piece of each of you with me that will stay

It’s what’s inside of you that sets you apart
Think with your soul and think with your heart

It’s the only way you will truly be free
You are the Artist’s of Freedom and Unity.

Let me tell you about Jane…

She wanted so much.  She
had so many ideas and so
much goodness in her heart
that it felt like she might
explode.

Jane cared about things,
big things - the world,
the poor, the disadvantaged.
She cared about the little
things - sending a thank
you card, bringing flowers
to a friend not feeling well.

Jane cared so deeply for so
many things, yet in all of
it, she lost something.  She
lost what it was like to care
so deeply for herself.

Her finances were tough and
her energy drained.  She gave
so much of herself, yet was
challenged to receive in return.

Her business never quite left
the starting gate as the list
of to-dos grew astronomically.
The number of people she could
impact was shrinking each day
and she felt like it would
collapse in on her.

One day, while walking down
the street, she paused.  Everyday
she walked this way and everyday
she turned to the right, but this
day was different.

She paused, picked her head up
a little higher and looked around.
To the right was the same path
she had taken every day.  It was
comfortable and known.  She knew
where it went and she knew what
she could expect in that direction
(more of the same).

To the left, she noticed it looked
different.  She had been down that
road a long time ago and was
having a hard time remembering.
She wasn't sure where it went or
how long it would take.  She was
at a crossroads.

But, something inside her shifted.
For whatever reason, she turned to
the left and took her first tentative
steps. She liked to think they were
confident, but the fact was she was
scared and apprehensive.  What
awaited her?

Her pace quickened and, though she
wasn't quite sure, she felt the sun
was shining brighter and the air
seemed fresher.  Whatever it was,
she liked it and it invigorated her.

Throughout the day, she noticed a
new energy inside.  Her thinking
became sharper and her focus
intensified.  She saw things in
ways she hadn't seen before and
it excited her.

Jane is like many of the people
we meet. Maybe you recognize some
of her in yourself.