{"id":344,"date":"2017-12-30T06:58:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T06:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielleestoria.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2020-06-29T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:22:20","slug":"the-lightning-that-was-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielleestoria.com\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"The lightning that was 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where in the world did this year even go? <\/em><\/h2>\n

It felt like just last month we were ringing in the 2017 and now 2018 is quickly approaching in just a matter of days.<\/p>\n

This year—was a blur to say the least, a really beautiful blur but a blur nonetheless. It was also the year that I feel as though so much life and experiences were happening that it made it hard for me to keep track of them all and also still myself long enough to sit and process them. But here I am, the end of 2017 and this is briefly what it entailed:<\/p>\n

2017 looked like expanding,<\/h3>\n

a lot of growing, learning (always) and so much more sinking into who I am in all aspects. 2017 creatively was probably my most prosperous and expanding of years to date. I think society, especially in a Christian context has a way of telling us that when we talk about our accomplishments or professional endeavors then we\u2019re “full of ourselves”, bragging or whatever.<\/em> But this year left me feeling so proud of myself and what I was able to accomplish as a creative\/artist, it left me so in awe of the ways God used me and how he expanded this gift past anything I could have dreamed.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of this year,<\/em> my friend Karen and I went to Alaska while she did what she did best and I love to do best, support. While we hiked through icy glaciers we talked about our dreams hope for this year. I said that I wanted to travel and expand this gift of poetry outside of California. And then of course, exceeding above and beyond my expectations for this year I was able to travel from Austin Texas- New Jersey- back to LA- to Thailand- back to LA- to San francisco- to Tennessee- to North Carolina – to Kauai in just under two months. Those two months went so insanely fast and each place held such an amazing moment within them. Traveling on your own teaches you a lot about listening to yourself, knowing how to travel, where to sit— the things you look for when you discover a new place. The people you meet and the stories you take home with you. I pray for more traveling in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Released book #2<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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