Reflections on my creative journey: non-answers from a curious artist, for other curious artists.
Show Up and Share My Work
Unlike many resolutions, the mantra doesn’t have a finish line. We can’t do the mantra and be done with it, meaning that we can carry it with us into as many aspects of our life as we choose. Rather than the limiting nature of a resolution (e.g. “I’m going to read more books this year.”), the mantra’s applicability is limited only by our imagination.
Hibernating
It’s been a long year. There’s been so much anger and hurt in the world. Feelings of certainty and security are in short supply across the board.
To push through this and force myself to hustle would be to spiral toward burnout in the new year. Instead, as Jen Waldman puts so beautifully in her blog, I want to sit back, be still, and contemplate how I can contribute in the new year. I want to look back at 2018 and assess not only what I’m grateful for, but also what I did to contribute to others’ wellbeing, as well as how I could have contributed more.