An Ebbing Week?

Hello,

Okay, here I am checking in, Friday afternoon, hot sun raining in the window. I was off like the shot early in our week - I was home alone last weekend, so I read the chapter and did all the exercises and now can't recall a thing...but there are notes.

What I learned from the exercises is that I feel fairly supported in my artistic endeavors, though there is still a part of me that feels it was 'easier' to explore this living elsewhere...ie, more progressive or larger communities (anonymity can be a powerful permission slip for expression). I also learned that slowly but surely, like a slow, more mature, mostly sure footed goat I am progressing up the mountain of my various goals. I truly believe there's a powerful ration of both our intentions and our attention to what we manifest and create.

I did 6 out of 7 days of morning pages - I know they are useful, oh yes, and sometimes I feel like a small child stuck with a chore (what's up with that). I'm not sure I'm surprised but I often found myself making lists and lists...the plan, the project, the piece, lists dreaming the dream of what I desire; artistically, personally and professionally - more and more there is little or no separation between these. I like lists :)

The creative bubbles are flowing less this week (like Marion I can attest to the power of the Big Lake and a little spaciousness to stir the pot and those creative impulses flow - this was up for me our first week). So this week was more of an ebbing space perhaps, more integration of those bubbles into a gestational space.

Artist date - I did write out letter and postcards. It wasn't very frivolous...so I'd like to up the anty (sp) on frivolous...I already see some good juice, meat and inquiry in this area. I can be supremely silly...but frivolity is a bit buried...I can be too serious, to intense to freakin' deep....

The last note worthy piece for me was noticing the value (or not) of discrimination. The value of discerning where I want to put my attention, it's kind of like intentionally prioritizing where and when I pull out all the stops and let it rip creatively and when it's okay to use less of that. This is still an unfinished line of thought...

Okay that's me! Have a lovely weekend and thank you - I am very happy to know you and be sharing this experience with you :)

Cheers,
Tracy