Here’s a lovely bloom of desert chicory in the Anza Borrego Desert … for you.
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At what point does an artist move from journeyman to master? Is it the confidence of experience, or position, recognition or satisfaction … ability, skill, knowledge, talent, practice, aptitude – excellence – what makes the difference?
Some live their whole lives as a master in journeyman’s clothing. Is it a question of, value?
I don’t know.
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Artwork by Isaac Salazar
I’m thinking of everyone in the world today. Keeping us in my prayers, as we dig out from impressive snowstorms, witness emotional, life-changing global events … and simply move on through our days. Mother Nature may seem like a harsh mistress at times. Or perhaps a wake-up call.
What can I say that isn’t already said so eloquently by Sting? How fragile we are…
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Did your mom ever tell you to start your day right by eating a good breakfast? Mine did … and I spent my college years (and more time than I care to remember) NOT starting my day off right at all.
Mom was probably referring to fueling up for physical energy, but I’ve come to understand the phrase as meaning much more. Now, I start my day right with rituals that fuel my mind, body and soul:
Meditation. I take a little time every morning to simply be. Whatever time I can spare, it’s usually about 15 minutes.
Morning Pages. I practice Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, so I write three pages of “brain drain” in longhand each morning. This takes me about half an hour and it’s amazing what this does for my thinking process.
Breakfast. I break the evening fast with something to eat every morning. I may be doing other things, too – but Mom is right. It sure helps not feeling hungry on deadline.
Exercise. Because I work freelance, I shift my daily schedule to suit my needs (something anyone can do, really). So I don’t have to get in a daily walk at the crack of dawn. I usually take a break from working with a walk outdoors. If it’s raining (and it is many days here) I walk the 14 stairs in my house.
Accomplishing any one of these rituals could start my day “right,” yet when done all together, they are the bacon and eggs of my day.
And I’m very grateful!
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There’s a lot of hoopla surrounding the zodiac and horoscopes lately, but it doesn’t change the experience I get from reading Free Will Astrology. Or the inspiration. It’s my little dose of pronoia (the antidote for paranoia), every time I read from Rob Brezsny‘s newsletter or weekly horoscope reading.
This week, Rob tells Sagittarians (among other things), “In the Beauty and Truth Lab parlance, ‘Uber-Fun’ (always capitalized) refers to righteous delight that inspires you to shed limiting beliefs, thereby making you trickier, smarter, kinder, and wilder. Go out and have some Uber-Fun.” It’s his “sacred advertisement” for us archers.
I have to say, Rob only has to tell me this once. And it has nothing to do with what the stars say.
My dad got me interested in the zodiac when I was a little girl. And I’ve been reading my horoscope ever since. I wonder sometimes what he’d think of Free Will Astrology. I know what I think: it’s my constant source of joy and delight. Not to mention Uber-Fun.
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When following your dreams, try and stay out of your own way.
So instead of following them … Lead with them.
This requires skill, determination and vision, then scratch the first two and focus on your vision.
And release your attachment to the outcome.
It’s amazing how easy it is to stay out of your own way, then.
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Writing the story of a person, business or service is a very personal experience – especially for the writer. To express someone else’s thoughts and ideas accurately, this writer attempts to define the true essence of the subject matter. “What do you really mean?” is the question I answer for myself –and for my clients, pretty much. Then, I get it down on paper using appropriate words, bringing it to life.
The right words, yes … but also, I use format to help tell stories, too. What’s the best way to describe stand-out attributes? Headline? Poem? Long sentence? Music? Picture? Spanish? What kind of feeling lives behind the words? All CAPS? Italic? Bold? How long do I want to hold another’s attention? All these things communicate a thing’s true essence. Especially together, with words. Thoughts and ideas don’t live in a vacuum … can I create an environment in which it can live? Thrive? A moment?
For a writer, this train of thought is second nature. For this writer, at least.
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Who am I? What is my earthly purpose? How can I make ends meet? What makes me happy? …
How stressful is that?
“Live the questions and life will move you into the answers.”
Sage advice. Even though I don’t know where it can lead, I’m starting to live my questions instead of searching for answers. Like this one: What if?
I’m a PC, and I let my PC update programs automatically.
When these updates fail, an error code is produced … so many times, it’s an unknown error. To me and my computer.
Try and get help with it, and you enter a virtual door that opens to a door that opens to a door that opens to another door. No help, though (Was this helpful to you? No. How can we make it more helpful to you? Exit.)
It’s quite fascinating to me that computer illiterates like me can even update our computers so seamlessly to begin with. Still, I keep wondering about that unknown error “646.”
Each time I turn off my computer, it tries to update itself again –with no luck. Poor thing.
I can feel PC pain. Which is a little like back pain that wakes you up at night. As the poet Rumi says, “No need to snore like a buffalo when this wonder is walking the world.”
Tee-hee.
I have (too many) moments in my life when I feel alone, not good enough. I’ll step away from my computer, my office, my doubts – and look for a reason to believe.
I search for it in poetry, and read from A Year With Rumi, by Coleman Barks:
January 6 – Sometimes I Do
In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty, how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest,
where no one sees you,
but sometimes I do,
and that light becomes this art.
I look for the spark in other people’s work, like seth godin’s Blog:
January 6 – Soles
There’s a sign on most squash courts encouraging players to wear only sneakers with non-marking soles. I’m not sure there’s such a thing. If you’re going to do anything worthy, you’re going to leave a mark.
I hear musical theatre in my head, especially Stephen Sondheim:
Anything you do, let it come from you, then it will be new …
give us more to see …
I cry a little and give thanks for synchronicity.
Sageland Creative 