that "rule of threes"

A heartfelt appreciation to you for your comments, messages, emails and cards.  For those of you who are climbing your own Everest, whether physically or mentally,  I hope you are experiencing the same level of heart-warming comfort and support that I have been receiving. As each day passes, I am getting closer and closer to the summit.  I sense with all the work, the summit will soon come into sight!

Rule of threes!

“A principle suggesting things arranged in threes are more satisfying, effective and memorable!”

When you take time to think about it, the "rule of threes" enters our lives in more ways than you realize.  At times it may be purposely included for one reason or another, yet most of the time it shows up unintentionally in your every day life.  In the past some of my blog titles have been "3 short stories" for no other reason than I had three stories to share.  Looking back, I preferred that title over "4 short stories" or "some short stories" or some other version of "short stories".  Today I am purposely sharing "3 short stories" to fit the bill of the "rule of threes" principle!

Ready!  Set!  Go!

Story #1

The comment left by Low Carb Team Member in my last post was so fitting. She said "concentrate on what you can do and enjoy doing it".  I am enjoying water-colour painting more than ever, I have been appreciating walking routes in my neighbourhood that I have not walked before and thirdly, each day I look forward to completing my three sets of ten rehabilitation exercises knowing they bring me one step closer to that summit.  In a couple of days, I will officially begin physiotherapy with a professional therapist.  

While looking for light-hearted, cheerful, colourful painting tutorials, one popped up that grabbed my attention. It made me chuckle when I realized I was relating to a Male Mallard Duck.  Over the past while, I have come quite a distance. I no longer feel off balance, stressed, wobbly nor unsure of my footing while out & about.  The look on the Mallard's face says it all in the early days after having that accident and then having surgery.  I may do a Mallard painting showing an interpretation of my current out & about status.  

Story #2

A card I recently received has got to be one of the most unique styles I have ever come across.  All those little bumps are wildflower seeds. The idea is to tear apart the card into little pieces and plant the pieces.  I was not quite ready to part with the card, so I did ripe around the lovely words my friend wrote on the inside.  I had two small flower pots sitting in my basement that were perfect for this project.  I asked my sister for some of her dirt and now.....

.....I am patiently waiting for life to bloom. 

Story #3

"Concentrate on what you can do and enjoy doing it"!  I am going to be a little cocky by tooting my own horn and saying "I can paint"!  Just like they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is it also the case that "level of talent is in the belief of the performer"! 

I can paint! I enjoy painting! I shall paint!  

Numerous times since I began blogging, I referred to Highway 40 leading to and passing through Kananaskis as the highway "where life begins". While parts of my life are on hold right now, when I get the O.K. that it is go time, I will be gone!  One of the places I want to go to is "Highway 40 where life begins".  It will feel that I have a new leaf on life and I will get to begin it again. While sorting through, deleting and backing up photos on my iMac, I lingered long on the photos of water locations along that beautiful stretch of the "40".  I picked three of my favourite photos and created water-colour paintings of them.  I focused on photos that had rocky shores.  Not only could I relate to that Male Mallard Duck, this past while some days felt like rough rocky shores. 

painting #1  Barrier Lake

painting #2  Mount Lorette Ponds

painting #3  Upper Kananaskis Lake

my three reference photos

Believe!  Imagine!  Dream!