I Got a New Attitude!

Between all the preparation for Mike & Amber's wedding and then a TWO AND A HALF WEEK bout with the flu, I haven't been too committed to creativity lately.  But there's something about not feeling good, not caring about anything for awhile that gave me a new lease on my creative life.  I was forced to step back and really give thought to what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it.

I found myself back in that old mindset that if I couldn't sell my art, what was the point of it?  Dangerous path, creative DEATH.  But I happened on a wonderful book Ordinary Sparkling Moments, by Christine Mason Miller, and it changed me.

It's about HAVING FUN!  So what if no one ever sees it?  When I was a kid I drew constantly.  I especially liked drawing Marie Antoinette type dresses because I could put so many embellishments on them.  I spent happy hours drawing to my heart's content - and then I threw everything away.  The child in me was perfectly OK to draw for the sake of drawing - that was the object, not commercial or artistic success or recognition.

Then I became an adult.  The ambitious me, the one who strived for a successful career, forgot about that little girl who drew for drawing's sake.  It was all about achievement.  I was too much of an ADULT to have fun.

Screw that!  I don't give a rip if anyone ever sees anything I create.  I am doing this for me because it makes me happy.  I don't need any other motivation.  I'm also fortunate enough to have a great mentor - my grand daughter Kianna!

I am committed to creating just for fun!