Musing…
“….instead of becoming fixated over exactly when you’re going to reach your new destination, it’s more helpful to simply stay focused on always heading in the right direction. As long as you are moving away from the distractions of the world and toward that flame of God inside your heart, you’re doing fine. Remember, everyone’s transformation takes place at its own pace.”
––Russell Simmons, Super Rich
Kate’s Turn:
I have been dismayed by the small amount of time that I actually take to play with my watercolors painting. Oh, I think about it often; I see the perfect watercolor subject and remark that it is a watercolor waiting to happen. Yet I struggle with taking the time that I envision in the actual creative expression. I work full time; I have commitments; I’m too tired to focus. Maybe I’m not an artist. After all, I don’t devote myself to the practice whole-heartedly.
Yet I see beauty in all the summer glory. I notice color, value, composition; nature’s canvas is all around me. My creative expression occurs in flower arrangements, garden landscapes, summer fruit plates. I am an artist in my living. I prefer and am encouraged in that perspective as opposed to limiting my artist identification to only one medium of expression. In order to satisfy my longing for watercolors, I am signed up for two workshops in which I get to immerse myself in that medium, painting garden florals. I am also enjoying an online course in nature journaling. It guides me to take just ten minutes to sketch the beauty I see. Creators, makers place their focus on what they want rather than the obstacles; their vision remains fixed in heading in the right direction.
"Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.” ––Vernon Howard, The Power of Your Supermind
Get Fired Up:
Be like water that flows around a boulder – keep moving forward.
What are the many ways that you express your creative nature?
What small steps can you take that keep heading you in the right direction?
