"Gratitude is the memory of the heart." --French Proverb
My heart is full of gratitude as I share these roses, to thank you all for your friendship, kindness, care, support & enthusiasm you have given me. Some of you I have the happiness of knowing for years, thanks to five years of blogging now. And some of you are new friends, who I am delighted to be getting to know. Each & every one of you has touched my heart. And I thank you for all for the unique gifts you share with me.
I began this blog with an offering of friendship & roses. So it feels very fitting to be closing Pink Purl with the same. But please, do not be sad... for there is something more, something new I am able to offer in the form of a new blog!
For a long time sharing my art of the everyday, the abundance of love from this precious life, has been my joy here. So much of life is cyclical though, spiraling. People & things circle in and out of our lives. New things, new people circle in. Writing & sharing here, as well as the making of friends & meeting people from all over the world I might not otherwise have had a chance to encounter, has brought immeasurable happiness my way!
Sometimes though, we ourselves must circle out and take a new path. This year I've begun a new inner & creative journey. For many years I've been a creative person. But it is really only in the last couple of years that I have been able to become brave enough to call myself and artist--to own, to claim, to honor and express my abilities. Pink Purl has been such a big part of that growing process.
But I am ready to move on to the next, deeper work of my calling to art & creativity, and what positive messages & gifts I can offer the world with them. This calling is a meeting of life, art and my inner nature. Art as spiritual practice. This new beginning is still at times so tender, new... and thrilling. More & more I wish to offer myself up, to hone the skills, distill everything down to reach the inner truth.
So with all of this in mind, I have made a new place to share the creative process of life, to share the purest essence of the creative path I am now on. I am learning to polish my own stars, and be present to wherever it takes me.
I invite you to join me at PranaLight... Thank you, thank you, thank you...
With Love,
P.S. Thank you for changing your settings for my new blog. I will be closing Pink Purl in a few weeks--leaving some time for anyone who'd like to leave a last comment, or just have a last look around.
I'm sad to see PinkPurl ending - but send all my good wishes for your new blog - I'll see you there!
Posted by: dottycookie | July 11, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Ooooh... I will miss Pink Purl very much, dear friend. and I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to read your latest entries. I am so very glad though to know you will be blogging elsewhere... I wish you much joy in this new venture! As long as we can still keep in touch, and that you are happy in your decision, that is all that matters. :)
Sending big hugs from sultry Southern France... Love to you :)
Posted by: Isabelle | July 11, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Oh my....You know I'll follow you over to your new site! I feel sad though that Pink Purl will be no more. It's such a gentle, lovely blog to visit. Best wishes.
Posted by: Jodi | July 11, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Change happens Tracy,and as you have discovered when we reach that new "home" where we are most comfortable, it is time to recreate. Pink Purl was so very much you -- and now Prana Light is going to be even more "you". It isn't really an ending...it is a continuation of the evolving beauty that is you. Looking forward to moving ahead with you!! xo
Posted by: Sherry Smyth | July 11, 2011 at 02:04 PM
I will miss also Pink Purl,, but will follow your new blog,
Posted by: laurie | July 11, 2011 at 02:34 PM
oh so sad to see this lovely space at the end, it was a highlight of my day to visit here .. all the very best my friend!
Posted by: ELK | July 11, 2011 at 03:03 PM
I'm sure your sweet spirit will shine through your new endeavor, just as it has here...
Posted by: leslie | July 11, 2011 at 03:18 PM
This has been a place of peace to visit. Look forward to your new home as well.
Posted by: S. Etole | July 11, 2011 at 04:49 PM
Cheers to you and your new blog and how it reflects your new direction.
I love what you said ;
"I am learning to polish my own stars, and be present to wherever it takes me."
Posted by: Gallery Juana | July 11, 2011 at 05:12 PM
PP will be missed. Off to visit your new place. (Hugs)
Posted by: clara | July 11, 2011 at 07:01 PM
I always loved to visit you at the Pink Purl place, but I will join you over at PranaLight!
I’m curious to make this new journey with you!
Posted by: nicolette | July 11, 2011 at 07:07 PM
I congratulate on letting go of Pink Purl and starting your new blog adventure with Prana Light. Every ending has a beginning inside of it. Now I'm off to subscribe to Prana Light. Thank you for liking my new header picture over at my blog.
Posted by: Shell | July 11, 2011 at 08:01 PM
I've enjoyed meeting you here for quite a while now. Good luck with the new blog and I look forward to sharing time with you there. Ros
Posted by: SNOOPYDOG | July 11, 2011 at 08:03 PM
Wishing you all the best!
Posted by: golden west | July 11, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Hi Tracy - very best wishes for the new blog - of course I'll be over there, delighting in your posts! Love Anne x
Posted by: Anne Donald | July 11, 2011 at 08:25 PM
Well, I have to say I'll miss this particular blog but will follow you to the next one. You just might be the reason I have an Etsy shop today.....thanks to your faithful sharing of the process as you worked through it. Very inspiring.
See you at PranaLight.
Posted by: Becky K. | July 11, 2011 at 09:00 PM
So well said, Tracy. Art and beauty is often where people see the presence of G-d in this world. I"m looking forward to following your journey on Prana Light.
Posted by: Mr. Puffy | July 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM
looking forward to visting your new home
Posted by: driftwood | July 12, 2011 at 12:04 AM
I popped by to see one more glimpse of Pink Purl. Life is a process of evolving and re-inventing so it seems quite fitting that you move into a new blog. Good luck with the move & I'll read you there! Namaste!
Posted by: Maureen | July 12, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Beginnings and endings ...and transitions. I love your appreciation of beauty in many things and in many venues. See you over there!
Posted by: nikkipolani | July 12, 2011 at 07:00 AM
Onwards and upwards. Pink Purl has been a delight and I'm sure your new home will be just as uplifting, see you there.
Posted by: Jennyff | July 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM
I to am sad to see the end of Pink Purl, but with sad endings we are blessed with wonderful new beginings.
See you at Prana Light!
love
Alison
x
Posted by: Alison | July 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Oh, Tracy, I have so many posts to look back on before you close!
But I wish you well on your new blog and I will look forward to seeing your creativity in big doses -- I've enjoyed what I've seen here, although I have to admit, I'll miss things like vacations and your wonderful kitchen!
I have two blogs and it really is hard to do justice to both, so one is just books -- whenever I get them up; the Marmelade Gypsy which you visit and so kindly comment on -- is more general. I'm glad I have two, but sometimes.... well, I think you'll be happy concentrating on the one thing that most moves your soul.
Sending you warm wishes and looking forward to visiting!
Posted by: jeanie | July 13, 2011 at 04:17 AM
Sad goodbye to Pink Purl,but happy hello to Pranna Light! Best wishes always, Tracy!
{{{ hugs}}} Pat
Posted by: Pat | July 13, 2011 at 06:01 AM
Oh Tracy, it has been quite a journey and I am glad to have shared it with you. Thank you for some inspirational posts and for sharing life in your corner of the world. I look forward to visiting your new blog.
Marie x
Posted by: Wild Rose | July 13, 2011 at 06:48 PM