🌸 Signs of the Light

I’ve been in this space in my career where I feel like I’m ready to learn new things and figure out what’s next for my creative journey. Honestly, “self-improvement” is kind of my hobby. I love signing up for classes, searching for new knowledge, and expanding into everything I’m curious about.

That’s what led me to a 7-week artist program I’m currently enrolled in — and it’s been really cool so far. Each week, I’m discovering aspects of being an artist and entrepreneur that I hadn’t even thought about yet.

This past weekend was Week Two, and the conversation centered around dream lives:

🌸 What do you want your career to look like?

🌸. How do you want your life to feel?

🌸. Who do you want to become?

Of course, I’ve dreamed about who I want to be and what I want to experience — but writing it down, specifically, without fear of it sounding "too big" or "too cringy," was different.
It made me realize: Life responds to specificity. Dreams require detail. You have to be bold enough to say exactly what you want.

After class, the guest speaker — an artist and curator for a university — shared his own incredible story. I wanted to ask him more questions, but so did everyone else. Instead of waiting around, I decided to explore — I found a really cute spot for selfies (LOL priorities). I told myself, “I'm sure we'll cross paths again.”

As I was heading out, our paths did cross.
He stopped me and asked, “What’s your name? What’s your art/story?”
I told him, and he paused for a moment and said:

“I recognize your name. I voted for you to win the Emerging Artist Award this year.” 🌸

I was stunned.
I had never met him before.
He already knew who I was.
He had already seen and believed in my work.

It’s moments like that — unexpected, soft confirmations — that remind me:
God, the universe, the ancestors — they're always sending signs of the light.

Even when you can’t see how close you are to blooming, someone else can.
Your work is already making waves you haven’t even felt yet.
You’re already known in rooms you haven’t even stepped into.

Keep showing up. Keep planting seeds. Keep believing.
The light is always closer than you think.

Thank you for reading Signs of the Light. 🌸 If you’re on a creative journey too, I’d love to hear what dreams you’re chasing….

Signs of the Light

God, the universe, the ancestors — they're always sending signs of the light.