EPISODE ONE: THE FINAL ACT

EPISODE ONE:? THE FINAL ACT

Oh, if I were to interview these travel-worn boots, the stories they could tell!? I might just do that one of these days…interview my motorcycle boots.? You would all be entertained – I assure you!

I’m back in my new home here in Bluffton S.C., enjoying a peaceful late afternoon sitting in what we call a “Carolina Room”, listening to the breeze rustling the saw palmetto fronds and spreading the beautiful essence of the crepe myrtles https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/collections/crapemyrtles?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_US_Search_NB_Flowering_Crape%20Myrtle&utm_term=crepe%20myrtle&utm_campaign_id=20880532540&utm_ad_group_id=156783819533&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmrqzBhAoEiwAXVpgopARv1YWxK5aAQilOOEWb5zf-xCp2x4clmR03uK3o2gAe6RqENY8_RoChgwQAvD_BwE

I’ve spent the last week catching up on emails, snail mail, returning telephone calls and reflecting on the trip.? All told, I only rode 1500 miles of the approximately 2,000 miles I originally had planned due to a death in the family the day I arrived into Kentucky.? With no plausible way of returning back to NYC within two days, I missed a wake and funeral service, however, this sad event gave me pause to think about my future and the new life I was about to enter.? So, feeling a bit down, I cut the trip short and headed home.

I’ve traveled over half the world – solo; crazy adventures throughout deserts, mountains, snow, ice, on foot, elephants, motorcycles, automobiles, boats, planes and trains.? I’ve been blessed by many a holy man – all who told me that I ‘was very special’.? I’ve been told by said holy men that I have been given a second chance in life (yes, two NDEs) and not to waste the gift I have been given.

I’ve had a burning desire to go back to my art for some years, but life has had a way of steering me clear of a paintbrush or chisel.? This life is short and I have resolved to make the most of every day – joyfully, energetically, but with a peaceful heart and mind.? My relative suffered terribly for years and passed at too young an age.? Something to reflect upon.

Resolved to break the chains of my past life in NYC, one of the first actions I took when arriving home in SC. (I won’t put into print how I snuck the bike into my gated community without a pass LOL) was to visit the grocery store and order the drafting table from Amazon I’ve had my eyes on for several months.? No point in waiting until I find ‘the forever home’.? Now is the time!? It took me approximately 9 hours to put that table together but now, I’ve got a great ‘setup’.? Time to crack open the boxes containing various art supplies and get the creative juices flowing and begin creating art/beauty again.

And wouldn’t you know it?? Just as I tightened the final screws into the drafting table, I saw a posting for the most amazing and ideal ‘forever home’ not too far from where I’m renting this house.? It’s perfect for me – the interior and exterior design gives me the sense that I am back home in Provence; I couldn’t have found a more appropriate space for myself.? So, just when I thought I’d take a week to relax and settle into this rental, it’s time once again to get crackin’ and packin’ because it’s time for the next chapter and adventure!

I’ve haven’t placed ‘The Kelley Show!’ on the back burner…it’s coming!? I’m lining up my first round of guests and I promise you – they will not disappoint.? You’ll meet some amazing individuals with the most incredible stories; real people with real stories and in real time.? So, stay tuned and have some patience…I’ll see you all soon! #harleydavidson #motorcyclememories #inspirationalstories

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