"Growing Pains"

The Weekly Read #11, "Growing Pains"

Have you ever had a growth spurt?  You know - where your legs are aching, but nothing seems to be able to fix the throbbing sensation in your limbs?  You may have wanted to cry the way babies cry when their teeth are coming in.  But, you aren’t a baby.  No, no, no… Not anymore.  

Well, this same thing happens when we grow mentally, spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally.  But just like the sounds of music, the growing pains are invisible.  Invisible to the physical eye, that is.  We can feel them in our head, heart, and soul; only left to see a physical response of the aftermath of what goes on inside of us.  The way our cells split in half when our body grows, it can feel like our head is splitting in two when we grow internally.  It can be rough.  We may want to cry.  And it’s okay to.  But this is all good. 

The pain, tough times, and internal turmoil means we are questioning and challenging what is.  And that is how you grow and become a better, stronger human being.  You may be going through it right now, and nobody knows.  If that is the case, please know that it is okay to lean on somebody.  It may be what you need in order to answer the question that you’re sitting on in your head.  The rough times don’t last forever.   However, they are absolutely necessary in order to get to the next good ones.  

Life goes quick.  Make sure to slow down and soak it up as much as you can.  Do the scary thing.  Tell your friends you love them.  Give people your full attention.  Be here, now.  

I hope your week is going well.  I started writing a newsletter about being a full-time artist, planning on sending that as the topic for this week, but it’s turning out I have a lot more to say than I originally thought. So, I’ll have that for you next week.  As far as what’s going on at Read a Book right now: I am working on a few new designs, a bunch of new pieces, new UPCYCLE SERIES pieces, and a fresh direction for the brand socials.  I am getting closer to creating and curating this to what I see in my head.  Exciting stuff.  ALSO - we are starting a virtual book club.  I’ll be sending an email with more information on that this week.  That’s all for now.  Be nice to yourself today.

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