“You reap what you sow.”
I think we’ve all heard that saying a time or two. This is true in all aspects of life… our relationships, our development and our art, too. I got up this morning to write a blog post and discovered I had no words to write. I haven’t done any of my “creative” reading lately, or written in my journal for a week. I hadn’t sown any seeds for a blog post, which come when I’m taking in new ideas, pondering them, playing with them to write something new.
But I have images! Oh, do I have images. I have some beautiful forest images, from my morning hikes. That’s where I’ve been sowing my seeds of creativity: Visually, on the trail.
I shouldn’t be excited or disappointed one way or another, words or images. The outcome is obviously clear, I’m creating where I’m cultivating. Whether it’s an attitude or an art, where we invest our time and energy is where we will get a payback.
The hard part is in internalizing that we can’t get that payback in all areas at once. We have to pick and choose where we focus our attention.
Where do you choose to cultivate?
Cultivate intentionally, because that is where you will create.
So true that we can’t be everywhere with our creative intentions! This past week I’ve been wanting to paint, but had to put that aside to focus on framing. Luckily while I was framing I was thinking about painting — and trying hard to finish without stabbing my fingers with the terrible hanging wire I have way too much off….Today I’m back painting – yay!
Yay for getting back to painting! Sounds like you were more than ready. I had to laugh at the comment about stabbing your fingers with hanging wire… I am framing work this week and have multiple “framing” injuries to my hands too. I buy band-aids in bulk!