This makes me reflective.
Clean slates, blank pages can be paralyzing.
Award winners can be intimidating.
"And just what have YOU accomplished today???", can be demoralizing.
"And just what have YOU accomplished today???", can be demoralizing.
Friends are helpers and encouragers along the way.
A blank canvas in real life is a rarity. Often we have something that must be incorporated in whatever we are endeavouring to do so begin, with a spot, a line, a border, an idea, a constraint, a challenge, a tear. Even the calendar isn't blank, there are numbers, a grid, a name.
The great masterpieces showcase a finished work. They do not show the process, the revisions, the serendipitous 'mistakes', nor the frustrations in bringing the vision to fruition. Comparisons are a deadly game to play. It is better to look at examples of fine work in alternative expressions of art. As a quilter I could benefit from looking at books on photography.
A day filled with satisfying accomplishments does not always involve major strokes through a long list of must-do's. Lunch with a friend does not show the early laundry, the prep for supper, the replaced button, the survey call, the wandering sheep, the phone chat with a 1 year old , the aha moment for the current creative puzzle, etc., etc., etc.
I have learned a lot since I began blogging and reading blogs. I'm thankful for this community.
It is a matter of honesty in one's heart. Have you honestly done well today?
