Found in Translation

Please listen to the music

I was lost



but now I'm found



and for this I am thankful.



It took just one HIGH tea date



in an enchanting, candle lit corner of my city



with the GORGEOUS Suzanne from Privet and Holly



and a thrilling virtual visit to Erin's ART AND GARDENS



where I finally found my wings



and crown.


Since childhood, I was always told that there was either an artistic and FUNKY BeNt to a person's life





or a FIXED "intelligent" stability to one's character.



WEll, I was pegged into the artistic CORNER of life since I was old enough to hold a crayon in my hand and charm my parents with silly scribbles



and WOW the family with my interesting Spanish vocabulary that sent them scurrying to the dictionary to find that my babbles were grammatically PRECISE.



As an educator however, I was quickly forbidden on the "other side" of the DIVIDING LINE, often placed in a certain category with comments such as, "Oh, she's the ARTSY teacher."





"She teaches her students language arts through theatre?"



"Hmmmph! I do it the RIGHT WAY."



To my chagrin, the evil eye



and twisted maxims of culture

have left me confused about the validity of my GRAY MATTER.



However, seeing Suzanne and listening to her MIND

and learning about what she is passionate about

reminded me that you can be both

"ARTSY"

and HIGHLY INTELLIGENT at the same time.

I pondered this even further when I returned Erin's visit one day and saw this on her sidebar:

Perhaps imagination

is just intelligence

having FUN.



TOUCHÉ. NOW that's a new TRANSLATION that has helped me FIND my way back where I belong.

Thank you, Suzanne and Erin.

Please go take a peek at Erin's BEAUTIFUL paintings



visit Suzanne's ELOQUENT writing style

and give THANKS for who you are.



Photo Credits:

Wings for Victoria Secret by Danielle Rech Horse
Model Photography by the genius Swede Sølve Sundsbø
Original paintings of white horses used with permission by the artist, Erin, from Erin's Art and Gardens
Me in a little sombrero con mi mama circa 1960
Original drawing by Anita Castles Crowns and Cottages ©