(My) Life Is A Rainbow

So here I am, perched happily amidst the cushions on the "window seat" (i.e. bay window) in our living room (playing with the camera on my computer, obviously), listening to some uplifting tunes compiled on a mixed CD for me by Devon (the best way to listen to music really - when it's specially selected for you by your best friend!!!), alternately attending to some email-related tasks and allowing my mind to wander as I gaze out the window over my shoulder...

Thinking about the kids drama classes that I've been teaching for the last 9 weeks that wrapped up this week... Feeling so bittersweetly proud of myself and my "students," and all the that fun we've had, and all that we've accomplished together over the last 9 weeks... But also a little bit weepy about having to part ways and say goodbye...

I am reminded of my classes at the community centre that I worked at when I first moved to Toronto, EIGHT YEARS AGO NOW!!! Those "kids" are teenagers now! Holy crap! Gosh, that was a special time and place in our lives... I am filled with wistful pride as I remember how devoted some of my "students" have been to me. The thought of it all just warms my heart so completely. It is so gratifying to think about being "successful" with my intentions of sharing my passion for the arts and for life with these young people. And also, I've loved them all. So, so, SO VERY MUCH. And I think that's been clear to them as well.

And now I find my mind wandering to memories of when I was a student of various children's art classes, or a young pre-teenage volunteer assisting remarkable artists in Vancouver, where I grew up... I caught myself thinking about this 'chain of role-modelling' that I seem to find myself a part of, and how remarkable and beautiful I find it to be... To realise that I am so very much who I am today because of the incredible teachers and role models that I had as a young "apprentice" in the arts world of Vancouver, and to now be able to see myself as a role model and teacher for other children, teens and youth... It is basically just a total honour to find myself as a link in this precious chain of creativity, arts appreciation and personal support!


Well, there's more mind-wandering to be done before the sun sets here at my bay window perch, and so, I shall...