New Year Enthusiasm!

Happy New Year!

2018 the Year of Enthusiasm!

Hi Everyone!

I actually took some time off from blogging the past two weeks!

I spent the time with friends and hiking this amazing place I now call "Home"!

I am sure many of you watched on 

Facebook the "Elf on the Shelf" Promotion.

Just click on my Facebook page above for photos!

I had a ball and am pleased to say the little town of Sumpter received over 

50,000 views on Facebook!

I have heard that the town hopes the "Elf on the Shelf" will return and visit next year!

Over the holidays I had a great conversation with a friend.

 She asked me how I am always so HAPPY and Enthusiastic?

I answered the question for her but spent several days thinking about it later.

What makes me HAPPY?

I have come to the conclusion it is simply the way you look at life.

Starting five years ago I took the time and reviewed every aspect of it.

 I was exhausted!

My art career (wholesale/retail/and On Line Stores) were simply taking a toll.

I knew I had to make a change. 

So I first made a list of what I loved about my life!

I discovered the good the bad and the ugly.

But I still had so much enthusiasm for life and my career.

So I redesigned it all. I even moved to a place I knew very little about.

I replaced negative thoughts, people and simply walked into the unknown.

It took courage, honoring oneself, and most of all

 ENTHUSIASM for LIFE!

Now flash forward three years since I left my comfort zone...

I wouldn't change a thing!

I have learned most of all to live life one day at a time and keep looking ahead!

Take control of what "You Want and Your Destiny"!

I know I have grown and discovered my strength.

 My art is now continuing to change and grow just like me.

Such an exciting time for me!

The paragraph below written by Samuel Goldwyn sums it all up very well:

"Enthusiasm is the key not only to the achievement of great things but to the accomplishment of anything that is worth while.  Enthusiasm is a wonderful word. But more, it is a wonderful feeling. It is a way of life. It is a magic spark that transforms "being" into "living". It makes hard work easy and enjoyable. 

There is no better tonic for depression, no greater elixir for whatever happens to be wrong at the moment, than ENTHUSIASM!"

Happy New Year & Take on 2018 with Major ENTHUSIASM!

Your Artist Friend along the Creek,

Jennifer Lake