This process never ends, and is always relevant. I am defining and experiencing exactly that inflection point right now, and it’s a joy to hear you talk about it with such clarity. “You gotta breathe in as often as you breathe out!”
thank you, this is a big part of who I am as a artist, I am ofen asked how I can sit alone in a room with nothing but my thoughts and my answer is, I am painting
Wonderfully reassuring piece, Ms. Rabin. I am fortunate to have made a place conducive to being creative for my husband, an artist, and for me as a writer. For both of us, that means lots of visual stimulation and data: art, books, music, plants, objects, animals.
This reminds me of Madeleine Dore's I Didn't Do The Thing Today, a lovely book about letting go of productivity guilt. You've put it so beautifully here.
Having just entered a fallow period after literally years in a daily grind, my habit - conditioned to that grind- screams that I must be “doing” something. I made the conscious choice to leave that grind in order to reconnect to my creative life. To reconnect to that which I abandoned years ago in order to give those that I love so much that which I did not have in my experience. I am so grateful for this piece that reminds me that, in doing “nothing” I am, perhaps, doing some of the most important work I’ve done in years.
Every time I hear this song I think think of you. And it reminds me that it's ok to not always "Get up and at'em!" And "Show "em you're a tiger" or "They'll never take me alive!". This kind of conditioning from my childhood is still very strong, and I feel guilty when I haven't "accomplished " enough on a given day.
Thank you for this
This process never ends, and is always relevant. I am defining and experiencing exactly that inflection point right now, and it’s a joy to hear you talk about it with such clarity. “You gotta breathe in as often as you breathe out!”
thank you, this is a big part of who I am as a artist, I am ofen asked how I can sit alone in a room with nothing but my thoughts and my answer is, I am painting
Wonderfully reassuring piece, Ms. Rabin. I am fortunate to have made a place conducive to being creative for my husband, an artist, and for me as a writer. For both of us, that means lots of visual stimulation and data: art, books, music, plants, objects, animals.
Loved this post! Thank you!!
Amen!
This reminds me of Madeleine Dore's I Didn't Do The Thing Today, a lovely book about letting go of productivity guilt. You've put it so beautifully here.
Having just entered a fallow period after literally years in a daily grind, my habit - conditioned to that grind- screams that I must be “doing” something. I made the conscious choice to leave that grind in order to reconnect to my creative life. To reconnect to that which I abandoned years ago in order to give those that I love so much that which I did not have in my experience. I am so grateful for this piece that reminds me that, in doing “nothing” I am, perhaps, doing some of the most important work I’ve done in years.
If you don't have a song to sing, you're okay
You know how to get along, humming
Hmm, hmm, hmm
If you don't have a date, celebrate
Go out and sit on the lawn
And do nothing
'Cause it's just what you must do
Nobody does it anymore
No, I don't believe in the wasting of time
But I don't believe that I'm wasting mine
If you don't have a point to make, don't sweat it
You'll make a sharp one being so kind
And I'd sure appreciate it
Everyone else's goal's to get big headed
Why should I follow that beat being that I'm
Better than fine?
- Fiona Apple "Waltz"
Every time I hear this song I think think of you. And it reminds me that it's ok to not always "Get up and at'em!" And "Show "em you're a tiger" or "They'll never take me alive!". This kind of conditioning from my childhood is still very strong, and I feel guilty when I haven't "accomplished " enough on a given day.