Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. I have to remind myself of that sometimes, because there is so much seemingly almost within reach in this world.
But don't let that stop you dreaming big. Because its fun and you never ever know for sure when a dream might come true.
Today I am dreaming of attending Flora Bowley's workshop in Bali. Half painting, half yoga. Ah, bliss indeed. A week, on the other side of the world. With my son, oh maybe he could come with me.... with my new job, with my finances, with....ah. Life its possibilities, its dreams and its fantasies....
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are...... bring it back. There is still so much I can do.
I have had several nudges this week toward the end of - when am I going to get painting again. Its rising very much like a sea of urges within me. Admin seems to take my time. Nonsense admin.
I had a marvellous chat with my old friend M (I did a practice session of People Who Do Producitivity on her about 2 months ago) and she is proper flying. Am so pleased. So many things are starting to blossom, have been undertaken, are happening. From getting a raise, to becoming a proper freelancer, to volunteering at her youngest daughter's school, to building an extension to her home. All progressing.
SO. Do any of you wish for more progress in your lives? More headspace? More balance? It works this stuff it really does!
And I just so would like to paint in Bali and do Yoga..... ahhhhhhhh.
Aside from that. Creativity and Drawing is fascinating me. Have been put in touch with this website, which I havent' even really had time to delve into yet. But its a world of interest to me.
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Monday, 21 November 2011
Thursday, 17 November 2011
I just found this
I guess I must have written it about a year ago.....
along with some brilliant key friends, I set up a series of succesful art retreats based on the Artful Journey / Squam / Art & Soul / ArtFest model - but in UK / Europe. I am a succesful artist in my own right. I live in an eco friendly home which is warm and welcoming and has a big ktichen table for many friends to eat at. I do a lot of yoga, I have a studio /creative space of my own. I eat clean food. My family are healthy and happy and loved. I am surrounded by a supportive community. I have a campervan!
so all good really, still working on the art retreats, big table and the eco home! some way to go before I could call my food utterly clean (just eaten a big bowl of shreddies with hot milk and sugar) and oh, yes the campervan. come on campo where art thou!!
What else. well our ecomony drive with the menu planning and all is going well. Food expenditure down really rather a lot. Plus we over estimated on how much we eat, and so we have more meals to carry on into next week. Cool. I looked at the bill and worked out that I did kind of still over shop, even though I really tried not to - just little things like buying tea bags for fear of running out, when I actually had enough to last the week, too many veg, a few things that were all a bit treaty and not really necessary. And next week we are going meat buying in the COOP instead as its just as nice and they do a 3 for a tenner deal. Ian bought some bacon at the car boot sale, and its actually really nice stuff - very little shrinkage! and only £6 for loads of it. He reckons he is going to buy some more this weekend, but to be honest I think we will be fine for weeks.
Tomorrow I am going to be doing another practice 121 session of Productivity. OR how to be organised and free up time to do what you really want to do. Hub is huffy because he thinks I am just working for nothing. But I think he's actually a bit under the weather and grumpy.
A while ago I read a book called Wish Craft. Which is all about wishing, for the first half of the book, and then the majority of the book is all about the craft of making it actually happen. This involves setting timelines, and working out where you can actually make the time to do your dream thing. It was clear that family might object and that quite frankly you had to ride with this. As it was change and family do not like change. They do not like mummy doing her thing, especially where she used to actually be helping family out in that time. So I am doing my best to hold down my responses to some of the comments that came out earlier!! bless.
Other things I am thinking about are about Bub's education. Was at French class for him today and the other mums all send their kids to Montessori school and were all talking education. I really want Bub to learn to draw, to speak a foreign language, to swim, to play a musical instrument (read music) and to cook. I am taking reading writing and arithmietic as givens that any school will provide. I would like to teach him the love of adventure and confidence too. But that is slightly more esoteric. Not sure how you get to teach that sort of stuff bar being a living example....hmm. Anyway. Just saying.
Am off to read Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. :)
along with some brilliant key friends, I set up a series of succesful art retreats based on the Artful Journey / Squam / Art & Soul / ArtFest model - but in UK / Europe. I am a succesful artist in my own right. I live in an eco friendly home which is warm and welcoming and has a big ktichen table for many friends to eat at. I do a lot of yoga, I have a studio /creative space of my own. I eat clean food. My family are healthy and happy and loved. I am surrounded by a supportive community. I have a campervan!
so all good really, still working on the art retreats, big table and the eco home! some way to go before I could call my food utterly clean (just eaten a big bowl of shreddies with hot milk and sugar) and oh, yes the campervan. come on campo where art thou!!
What else. well our ecomony drive with the menu planning and all is going well. Food expenditure down really rather a lot. Plus we over estimated on how much we eat, and so we have more meals to carry on into next week. Cool. I looked at the bill and worked out that I did kind of still over shop, even though I really tried not to - just little things like buying tea bags for fear of running out, when I actually had enough to last the week, too many veg, a few things that were all a bit treaty and not really necessary. And next week we are going meat buying in the COOP instead as its just as nice and they do a 3 for a tenner deal. Ian bought some bacon at the car boot sale, and its actually really nice stuff - very little shrinkage! and only £6 for loads of it. He reckons he is going to buy some more this weekend, but to be honest I think we will be fine for weeks.
Tomorrow I am going to be doing another practice 121 session of Productivity. OR how to be organised and free up time to do what you really want to do. Hub is huffy because he thinks I am just working for nothing. But I think he's actually a bit under the weather and grumpy.
A while ago I read a book called Wish Craft. Which is all about wishing, for the first half of the book, and then the majority of the book is all about the craft of making it actually happen. This involves setting timelines, and working out where you can actually make the time to do your dream thing. It was clear that family might object and that quite frankly you had to ride with this. As it was change and family do not like change. They do not like mummy doing her thing, especially where she used to actually be helping family out in that time. So I am doing my best to hold down my responses to some of the comments that came out earlier!! bless.
Other things I am thinking about are about Bub's education. Was at French class for him today and the other mums all send their kids to Montessori school and were all talking education. I really want Bub to learn to draw, to speak a foreign language, to swim, to play a musical instrument (read music) and to cook. I am taking reading writing and arithmietic as givens that any school will provide. I would like to teach him the love of adventure and confidence too. But that is slightly more esoteric. Not sure how you get to teach that sort of stuff bar being a living example....hmm. Anyway. Just saying.
Am off to read Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. :)
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