Seeing far is one thing, going there is another

This is a quote that my Professor shared with us in Senior Art Show. I'm really feeling this quote right now. It seems that I need to "see far" in a lot of aspects of my life. I have my Art Show, Graduation, moving away from home and graduate school. All of those are very important aspects of my life, and they are all overlapping in their time.

Graduation preparation has started (paying for cap and gown and applying to graduate etc), and I feel like I barely have a grasp on what to do for my senior show. Art show is in April, Graduation is in May. The other thing I need to decide is whether or not to do a Maymester, since that decision will influence other important decisions.

I told Mom and Dad that I have felt that Alaska is not where I should be after I graduate. I've known this for a year, and last year I was considering Utah. Of course I went to school there all summer, and I just felt that that wasn't the right place for me to go. The East coast was always very appealing to me, but I was afraid to be out here on my own. Then Jeremy decided to move back to NC. So at this moment I am leaning toward living in NC after I graduate (and visit home). Which means that I would have to find a job. Hopefully something related to my FCD major.

The other thing that this influences is graduate school. I would love to eventually do Art Therapy, but to start out I've decided to do a general counseling degree or do an MSW/LCSW. North Carolina schools happen to have some programs I really like, and most of them are cheaper than the VA schools that have the programs I want. Hence another reason why I'm leaning toward moving to NC. Also, I wouldn't be starting grad school until fall of 2011. So I have time to worry about that later!

Of course in all of these big decisions I must seek God's will in all of them. Sometimes I find this challenging because my art professor wants us to be centered on Art daily. But I really believe that Art has a way of speaking to our spirits, and I know that as I focus on the good things in life I will be open to the influence of the Spirit, and thus being open to the influence and guidence it brings. I know the Lord will guide me during this time. I also know that I will be spending a lot of time on my knees this semester. I knew that big decisions would be coming my way, and now the time is coming closer. I now need to go there. Be. Do. Accomplish.

Overall, I am happy and blessed. I'm just grateful that I have all the tools to help guide me in the correct direction. Life is wonderful and full of challenges that help us to grow. I know that this semester will be the most challenging mentally, spiritually and artfully! Now I just need to rise to the challenge and take life head on!

Here are some monotypes that I promised :) (the last is my favorite)