Cowboy's Sweetheart

2011? Bring it! Because, I have found my mantra for 2011 … Be Strong And Move On.

Thanks to one magical Wyoming day, I’ve come to realize something – I can’t do everything. I have my limitations. And you know what? It’s Okay.

So, Deb Trotter – Be Strong And Move On.

I woke up early Saturday morning – January 1, 2011 - to the magic of Hoar Frost - and I suddenly realized that I don’t hate winter anymore. In fact … I love it.

Is it really possible that the old Deb Trotter … a southern gal with a fondness for watermelon and honeysuckle … would one day see frost as such a blessing?

Is it really possible that the stark purity of winter – in its finest form – can take my breath away? That the simple purity of nature can inspire the cowgirl spirit in my soul?

Oh, yes.

But is it also possible that winter can be a bit of a curse – and that six months of mean wind and long forgotten sunlight can play havoc with an artist’s constitution? And if she’s not careful, fill her head with limitations?

Oh, yes.

But I can hold out until mid June … I’ll just Be Strong And Move On.

I’m an artist … embracing both my limitations (we’ll talk about those on another day) and the magic that flows through me.

And if I want to see winter frost through a blue lens – I shall …

If I want to embrace the sky – to look up through a the white, heavy branches of a frozen tree – and imagine all the new things I can be, learn, and try – I shall …

All I have to do is accept my limitations and embrace what I do best. All I have to do isBe Strong And Move On.

Take my hand.

Grab your camera … your pencils … your paintbrush … your journal … whatever you need – and join me.

Now, repeat after me … I can’t do everything. I have my limitations. But that’s okay. Be Strong And Move On.

As for 2011? Bring it!

Deb Trotter ~ Cowboy’s Sweetheart Artist
Joyful Art. Cowgirl Attitude.