Leaving Washington St.

resilience

|riˈzilyəns| noun

1 the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity 2 the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

Seasons are changing in weather and life.  Par usual there are things to grieve and things to rejoice leaving my body in a bit of a conflict, transitional turmoil. These changes are beginning to make me a bit resilient, but I've decided to pair that with space to feel. This post is a bit of insight into my heart, my loss and my gain and my next adventures.                                     

Leaving things you love is never easy, and leaving Washington St. has been no exception to that for me.  My six month dream like stay on Washington St. has come to a close and my heart aches for the things I've had to leave behind.  Roads in life twist and turn and although change is on the horizon, my first home on Washington St. will forever hold memories of late night laughter, amazing people, adventures to beautiful places and morning light dancing on dark wooden floors. Washington street will always be the point in my life where the collision of wild freedom and savoring the sweet simplicity of life took place.  Washington St. formed me into more of who I was created to be, for that alone I will always be thankful. Leaving Washington Street is one of the hardest things I've had to do.

But sometimes in life its important to do hard things.  Currently I'm being challenged to step outside of myself. Challenged to do great things, to do things that are uncomfortable, unrestrained by space and time.  I'm learning to follow and trust a creator in his creation.

Since I was a little girl I have been in love with the world.  Thats what makes me come alive, that's where I find creativity and freedom.  For the next year I am following the Lord as he has created space for me to pursue that passion with Him and for Him. This past season knocked me to my knees but I'm standing again stronger, wilder and more free than ever.  

Cheers to new seasons, and new adventures.

Till next time.

K

Lean In.

cour·age
the ability to do something that frightens one.

I am fiercely afraid of heights.   Yet for some strange reason I am completely intrigued by outdoor sport climbing.  It comes with a thrill and excitement that few other things I've experienced in this life bring.   Climbing calls me to be courageous in a way not many things can, because of this I am constantly putting myself in a place from which I challenge myself to climb.    

On every route I climb though I encounter something called the crux of the route.  It is the most challenging part-the one you have to talk yourself into to overcoming.  Its the part of the route that involves breathing, choosing to trust yourself, leaning into the rock and 20 seconds of courage. If you can do this I truly believe that you can overcome any part of a route successfully.What if everything you did came out of this same state of courage?  Would your life change dramatically if overcoming your fears was a natural, beautiful and expected part of your life? For me it would.  

If I lived courageously in everything I did amazing things would happen.  I can say this because I am all to often paralyzed by fear and great ideas are occasionally stifled because of that.  This world needs more courage-more people willing to take the risk even if the rocks at the bottom are sharp and the fall could be devastating.  Courage and lack of courage affect every part of my life.   When courageous in climbing I take the risk and finish the route, when I'm not I fail the route and have to come down.  Often bruised and shaking-overcome by fear.In Graphic Design and my career when I choose not to be courageous my solutions are mediocre, lacking in that one thing to push them to the next level. they are lifeless.  When I step into courage in design the design comes alive and engages everyone who sees it. Courageous design allows people to feel things using only their eyes.  It challenge people to live lives of courage.

I'm choosing to live a life of unrequited courage.  Leaning into the rock and trusting myself to jump and not fall.   I'm challenging you to do the same.  Embrace a life of courage and live that way every day.  Freely and fearlessly purse new and exciting climbs, even if you may fall. I can promise you it will be worth it.  

K