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As I sit here at the end of 2012, my 53rd year, I am surprised about all my firsts.  I love that I am doing things for the first time. I believe this is the key to staying young, to keep learning and trying new things.

1.  A solo Art Show at the Sweet Water Cafe in Marquette…sold 4 pieces.

2.  I was on the panel for Take Back the Night at Michigan Tech…my first public appearance as a spokesperson for victims of sexual abuse.

3.  Was the Featured Quilter for our local Quilt Show in Chassell.  My 20 Art Therapy quilts were on display.

4.  I made a book about the quilts and one is on the shelf in our local library.

5.  I gave a keynote speech at Dial Helps Fund Raiser Gala at Michigan Tech and my Art Quilts were on display…a reception, it seemed, for me and my journey. I even made the paper both here and in Marquette…a couple of times.

6.  I Co-Founded the women's mentoring group, WIND; Women In New Directions with the help of Dial Help.

7. Speaking of Dial Help, I went through their 30 hour training for sexual abuse for their Victims Service Unit.  I learned plenty and I have not gone out on any calls, but feel that I will use the training in WIND and as I continue to hear victims stories…

Those are what came to mind as highlights of my year and it has me wondering about my intentions for 2013.

What do I want to do?

What things do I want to learn?

How can I serve using my experience and art?

I would love to expand my knowledge about this blog and how to set it up and change the looks…to understand the full layout.  A class would be awesome!

Expanding or actually just moving my art.  Getting prints, cards etc online and in storefronts.

Find new places to display both my Healing Art Quilts as well as the ones for sale.

Take WIND on field trips…bring in speakers….expand the menu of what we do.

Be open to new ways to help victims and be a spokesperson.

Perhaps start a real book.  Chapters and verses….find a format that or timeline/outline to set my words upon.  I believe once I have a pattern, I can plop in my experiences.  What do I want to share and to whom and how will it look?

There is a good chance we will be empty nesters by summer and I would love to redo our home to fit just us.  Removing the excess of stuff we needed to be parents. To make it more a grown up home.  Room by Room.

I will be on the look out now for the opportunities for these intentions….I am excited for 2013.  I wonder how many new firsts I will have?

Intentions are the seeds to new experiences.  What do you want to experiece?

For me….more Art, more speaking, more connecting/helping/mentoring….more writing (seriously) and learning and growing into who I was meant to be!