JUST SAY IT

You can say 

I'm a coward

for 

walking away.

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Or you can say

I'm brave 

for 

walking forward into

~my own~

unknown.

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There is a profound FREEdom

however

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that comes with 

making a career change

that is 

NOT

free.

 With this liberty

has come the high price

of 

admitting 

who I am 

and to

just say it:

I AM AN ARTIST

and not a teacher

for today's system.

But there are 

no regrets whatsoever

because

love

is never wasted.

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So my next step?

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and sing

Oh Happy Day.

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Rise Up and Shine

It does NOT

happen here

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nor there.

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But rather

DREAMS are what 

keep us awake 

and 

SWIFT

to seize

the magic

and to DARE 

to clutch it

close to

our bosom.

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You must keep alert

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and focused 

in the direction

of your desired course.

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But you are not alone

on your journey.

For fairy friends with 

the same vision

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light the path

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and challenge you to 

search the depths

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of

 audacious possibilities

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that call out and say:


RISE UP

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and shine.

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Please visit my  

Etsy shop 

 
to see the bridal favors

my adventurous fairy friend 

 prompted me to make

in spring colors!

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Asseyez-Vous et Restez Un Petit Peu

and I will tell you 

a little bit 

about 

myself

 

because I have been tagged

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by my lovely friend

Elizabeth 

from

Pinecones and Acorns


in order to answer the

following questions:

1. What is your favorite season and why?

Every season

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because in every

snow fall

autumn hue

spring rebirth

and summer view

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there is life.

2. Do you prefer to watch TV or read? What is your favorite genre of books or television?

Reading 

a French dictionary 

can entertain me for hours

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and watching 

a good

British period piece on DVD

is always a good way to 

spend a Friday evening

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in front of our home theatre.

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3. If you could step into a time machine and go anywhere in time where would you visit?

New York 

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and 

Paris

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during the 1940s

TO WEAR THE FASHION

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and 

HOLLYWOOD

to dance

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and chat with

Gene Kelly.

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4. Are you a dog or a cat 

lover?

Je préfère 

LES CHIENS

because they seem to say:

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5. What is your favorite 

aspect of blogging?

You

because through a number of 

close contacts

my life has changed

and together

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we can 

strike the fire 

of courage and creativity 

within each other. 

6. What is your dream holiday?

A spa retreat on

the beaches of Greece

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because in my opinion

water 

is the most 

revitalizing element 

 of nature.

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7. Sweet or Salty? What is your go-to junk food snack?

I do not snack.

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HOWEVER

under stress

I crave a 

go-to 

SHACK

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of retreat.

 

8. What is your dream job? Advertising, Engineer, Designer, Full time Blogger, Artist?

FULL-TIME WRITING and 

ARTISTRY

in my 

home.

my studio

9. Who is your favorite artist?

Miss Beatrix Potter.

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10.What is your favorite city in the world, either one you have visited or hope to see one day?

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If you have been there

you know why.

If you haven't...

GO 

and find out

and write home about it.

visit DAWNE here

11. Do you have a favorite saying or a motto?

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Will it be a Good Read?

"I do"

said 

La Mariée.

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"I will"

said 

Le Mari.

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And together

on March 6th

after 30 years

Los Angeles 1982

this
 
bride and groom

still say

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and being 

easily amused.

unknown

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where does 

time fly?

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It lands at a point of 

longitude

where you elegantly flitter

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upward 

and settle into a state

and posture

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of peace

where you profess:
 
I'm not getting old.

I'm growing up.

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Because time does go

somewhere

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 and during that flight

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your story 

is being written on earth

and 

will be

read in eternity.

Here is one of my illustrations for 

a new set of cards to 

celebrate or announce the marriage journey 

for someone you love.

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You can see them in my Etsy shop:

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All text except that from Pinterest
is written by Anita Rivera ©