Three months into 2018 and I am asking myself, "can I do it all?" I used to joke that I was going to live five lifetimes in one. So many unexplored passions, so impatient, so destination minded.....insufferable millennial...
Alas, there is a lesson in trying to do it all. Right? Reaching burn out, pushing through, and then, EUREKA, realizing what you're really capable of!
The last few months have been been a liminal chapter. How many irons can I keep burning? Not sure, but if I don't start securing the foundations, there will never be something to build upon.
So I rolled up my sleeves, rearranged my living room 3 times, and settled on a way to create studio space. I used the word, settled, because I am painfully Virgo. First step for any Virgo, just "do it!"
*things started to manifest*
"making space for something I loved and wanted to grow shifted my energy"
Things start to become crystal clear when you redirect your energy. I think the universe really answers our call, especially when we take active steps to make our own happy. We all have commitments, some we have very little control over, but we can control our perspective, specifically the perception we have of ourselves. Sometimes I visualize the love I have for art like water, flowing and filling the space in which we direct it, often finding the cracks through which it will seep through into something else.
It is true enrichment, reciprocal and sustainable. I find myself working on multiple projects. From abstract paintings on large canvas to intimate portrait work; one idea leads to another. People ask for more. It is real giving, because people are also giving to me.
A little over a year back, I jotted down what I wanted my ideal day to look like. In retrospect, I am living it. Catch your breath, stay focused, and you may realize, you are already doing it all.
