Jan 27th 2021, it's my Birthdaaay!!!

Each year I stop to reflect on the time that has passed and this year it is no different. Each year I look back and realize that there is so much that does not get done even with the best of intentions nor are my set goals realized because of a number of reasons and it got me thinking that I should focus not as much on achieving greater things but actually appreciating every little thing that happens and that includes time spent doing anything as well as time spent with people. That means I need to make a conscious effort to gravitate to those who mean me well, support me and care for my well being. That of course does not exempt the total stranger that I meet daily, as that choice is made as usual by the immediate vibe that hits me and I more often than not create another wonderful acquaintance.

 I made a promise to myself one year ago to avoid confrontations at all costs and that has being going quite well as well as to actually listen to my eldest son who tells me that I need to start caring more about myself and to actually be a bit more selfish in that regard. It's interesting that my journey especially my Artistic one has molded me positively as a person and how I view people, places and things and I would like to think it has made me a better person and the person I was meant to be. It has been for the greater part quite an enjoyable Artistic life. As to other areas there are many challenges which is to be expected when one has a personality like mine. For those who want to know more on that perhaps that day will come when we meet up in person.

On reflection I remember different conversations with my sons over time when I was feeling life's challenges bearing heavily on my shoulders and each one reminded me of how many special projects, jobs, business achievements and personal innovations and firsts I had done and each time walked away feeling much better about myself. It would be easy to say that I believe that my greatest love in this life is for my sons and I am proud of them all as each is different and very special in their own way. I was indeed reminded by a young pregnant woman just a week ago that my greatest asset was actually the fact that I had four sons a blessing that so many can only hope for.

Last year I set a deadline that if a certain project did not come to fruition I was going to cancel it and move in a new direction. This project in that form kept on getting derailed over and over for the last 10 years and it was subconsciously wearing me down. I knew I needed to move on but was unsure of so many aspects of it. I reflected on my life and all the various challenges I have faced and regardless of how devastated I was at the time something great came for me afterwards. These lessons I have not taken lightly and gather them inside and always quietly reflect on them and I have found that they keep me settled and Optimistic even during the most trying times.

So I have quietly started to move toward making one of my greatest dreams a reality. It never started out to be in this form but it was similar. It has been shaped by the many challenges and experiences I have encountered to date and is now being culminated into one movement forward. That means every job & every challenge and all the skills I have learned over the years will now be put to greater use. It has given me a new type of energy, hope and full purpose to create what I believe will bring me great joy, a greater sense of purpose and personal satisfaction that I feel all those who find their way into my creation will find the experience very rewarding and will continue to return.

On this anniversary of my birth, it is therefore befitting that I reflect on a concept I believe, that we are all brought to this earth to affect and infect each other's Souls and only then when we have completed this purposeful life task is when we are called to our Father's side. I will therefore hope and pray that I will get to complete my life doing what I was meant to do and that those of you whom I have met will feel that you are better off having known me. Better is yet to come and I am excited and hope we will get to share more of our lives with each other.

With love and kindness always

 Craig