Lesson Learned (Day 7/11) Yesterday--Day 6

One needs to set realistic goals. Doing a perfected image every day may be too much. One has to take a time out. Yesterday I crashed...couldn't do a thing. Today am feeling better, but not sure if I will shoot, or not. Have completed 11 images in less than a week...so...we shall see. Eleven images completed. That's a lot. My original thought was to do 365 images in 365 days. That may still be possible. Time will tell...

Another question I have to ask myself is: Have you created another diversion? Is this a way to skirt around working on the book? These questions need to be addressed.

Catching Up and Defining Purpose

Cleaning out is hard work. The yard sale is over. Not many sales, but we met some interesting folks. Most leftover items went to Habitat. A few nice things headed back into storage. Now, the plan is: go through a drawer, or cabinet, each week. If anything is not being used, out it goes.

New motto: PUT IT AWAY, THROW IT AWAY, OR...GIVE IT AWAY!

Amazing...there is more to do and...the beat goes on.

Today: Pass on entering Outdoor Wednesday. There are only twenty-four hours in each day. Perhaps next week.

Empty memory card in camera. Do setups. Shoot still life.

An internal struggle is happening (again). Defining purpose is primary. Although making contact with others (online and off)is important, more important is staying focused on goals. Today I need to reaffirm purpose and intention.

"How do I know what I think until I see what I say." --E.M. Forster, novelist

What do I think about art and imagination? Without art, the world would be a dry, parched desolate place. Without imagination life would be unbearable. In school, being known as a daydreamer was a bad thing. The kid staring out the window might be considered an under achiever. Yet without dreams, how can anything new be accomplished? First comes the dream (the dream, the desire), next the goal, then the plan. Every brilliant artistic endeavor is a trip--a journey into (hopefully) uncharted waters. Where are you going? What would you like to do? What tools do you need to get to your destination? Where do you start? What places would you like to visit along the way?

Suggestion: Make a list of things you would like to try...things you would like to do. Pick one thing and do it. Completing tasks, one at a time, promotes positive self esteem. You did it. Congratulations. Interesting things can happen while "tasking..." you may learn something, you may discover a new way of doing things, you may have a good time.

Whatever your craft, include things you love. Is there a process you would like to learn? Get busy exploring and learn it. Experiment. What works? What doesn't? Keep a journal.

AIM HIGH. Make your goal challenging and meaningful--something that lifts you up, gets you out of yourself and raises your consciousness. How do we achieve this? We work from the heart and enjoy what we are doing along the way.

When you stand back, view a project without emotional attachment (using detached observation) and say "wow," you have succeeded.

"To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art." --E.M. Forster, novelist