A walk on the beach completes one's summer.  As we were staying in the Western part of France, the closest one is Les Sables d' Olonne meaning "the sands of Olonne"   It is a seaside town of the  Vendée  Globe, a legendary round the world solo yacht race.  It is the sailing capital of France by the Atlantic Ocean.

Freedom.  This is it.  I felt it as soon as  I closed the door of the managing director's office.  I've just surrendered my Blackberry and laptop to the company I have worked for in 5 years.  It is liberating. Peaceful.

I did mention here in March for those of you who were dropping in,  that I have resigned. I was however, employed by the same company  as a part time project manager and designer for the execution of their 1000 sq.m corporate office renovation.  The last few months took me on a roller coaster ride of possible success and failures.   I learned a lot from this experience, not only the technical aspect of what office planning might entail, but mostly about myself.  How I react to unexpected situations beyond my control,  how to manage people and their demands, how to handle criticism, and how I bounced back from a rejection that stopped me from painting.  

As I climbed my car, leaving the gates of the office which was once my second home,  a smile triumphantly graced my lips.  I am entering a new life.  I can feel it in my core.  A surrender of my dreams and desires to the unknown.  A life that most people would deem idealistic and impractical. I am merely simplifying.  Finding true happiness.   I am forever grateful for this journey of discovering who I really am and the opportunity to find what I am born to do.  

Arni