Expectations
Molly and I went for a walk on this gloomy day. It is the holiday season and juggling work commitments along with family traditions is a real balancing act. In the past few days I finished my 2007 art goals and action plans. For a while I felt overwhelmed. Then I had to question myself: What do I expect from myself? Are these expectations reasonable? What happen if illness, car problems or other unexpected things happen? How would my plans change? In other words, what is really important to me and how comfortable am I with giving up some professional goal or changing personal realtionships? It is important to me to feel settled emotionally with my choices. I have to feell comfortable in my own skin. Creating art is very important to me. If I am not in the studio playing and creating on a routine basis then I feel somewhat incomplete. To create is to breathe. It nutures my soul. However I must also live in the world of "to do lists". Arriving at an easy flow of daily life requires continual adjustments so that life feels light and easy. What are your expectation? How do you balance your soul work with common life responsiblilities?