I found this that I wrote:
Creativity is like a conversation with the divine. He makes and gives. We make and give. We are creating whether we try to or not. Do not give in to distractions. You do not have time to spend on things you do not love.
I need to take my own advice. I am creating peace, memories, unity, complacence, boredom, disharmony, love, freedom, growth– the positive and the negative– even with my very thoughts. Vigilance– I need to be ever vigilant or the negative will creep in. It is so easy to “get it” philosophically, not so easy when I have been trying to get out the door for and hour and one kid’s shoes are missing and another has taken his off (again) and lost his socks. It’s sometimes hard to realize, when I long to be shut up in my art room for a day or two creating tangible things with my hands, that I am working in the creation of human beings who I want to have full, joyful, meaningful lives– that in what I do with my time and thoughts I am speaking to God, and in my daily steps He’s speaking back.
I need to keep my eyes wide open.
October 25th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I wanted to leave a comment, but I couldn’t think of anything that I didn’t think would cheapen what you have just shared.
So just thank you for sharing.
October 25th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
It’s hard to focus on everything that we should be focusing on–but at least you have the right perspective and from what I have seen–your children are very, very happy.
October 26th, 2007 at 10:43 am
sounds like you know just where you want to be, and like you are already there.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Amazing. After a whirlwind day that included everything baby and nothing studio, I went to reread a comment left on my Flickr page last week from a sweet and wise friend. And then I see this post of yours. And I can take a deep breath and know that I am exactly where I should be as an artist.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftmonkeys/1659772384/
October 28th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
amanda-
it’s so hard to keep the right perspective on things, isn’t it? i know it’s cliche to say they grow so fast but it is soo true. we never get to live the same day twice, and with little babies everyday is a discovery. they give us the gift of seeing the world as wild and new if we’re paying attention to them. that’s pretty awesome!
i think more often then not, lately, i’ve been wishing i could be a real artist, have some time to do my own thing– then something pulls me back to what’s real and lasting and important and i’m content. i know that i can have it all, just not all at once.
give that baby kisses for me!!