Cleaning Up After The Storm
During March I have written about
- Winds of Change
- Goal Checking
- Back up 10 Yards and Punting
- Not To Fear Course Correction
Because March is such a weird weather month, today Motivation Monday is about cleaning up after the storm.
I don't know what kind of weather you had so far this year,
but we have had the 8th worst flood season on record.
Water was everywhere and when that happens stuff floats in on the water and then when the water recedes, the stuff is left laying all over wherever the water was.
The grass looks like it's been crushed and it has under the weight of the rushing water and mud.
I've even seen cities where not only did they have to hose off all the concrete and asphalt, but they also actually hose off the grass.
There's tons of driftwood, plastic bottles, coolers, car parts, plastic toys and all sorts of debris that needs to be picked up.
Cities along rivers organize cleanups every year, but in serious flood years, it is crazy what is left after the water goes down.
Well, What does that have to do with art?
This is an art blog, so what does cleaning up after a storm have to do with creating art.
Glad you asked that!
You can look at it in several different ways.
1.
Having a flood of creativity is an interesting phenomenon.
Your brain is overloaded with ideas and ways to create.
You might work for hours or possibly days straight.
You create lots of great things.
Then you look around your studio and realize,
a tornado must have gone through here.
You might not notice it while in the creative zone,
but when that passes,
Whew!
"Who made this mess?"
2.
Sometimes our life becomes a storm.
Illness
Jobs
Moving
Death
Schooling
And we have to clean up after that storm.
We have to put things back together.
We have to organize our thoughts, our minds and our lives.
We have to figure out where we're going from here.
What's next?
What's my next step?
How do I move forward?
Cleaning up after any kind of storm takes some forethought.
Figure out what is the most important thing to do.
Then the next most important thing to do.
And the next.
And then start ticking things off the list.
It's easy to get distracted and start sweeping the floor,
when the roof has blown away.
It takes some time to figure out what is the most important thing to do, but spending that time will make the whole job easier and quicker.
I'll bet each of you out there has some type of
storm in your life right now.
Leave me a comment on how you deal with storms in your life.
Click HERE if you'd like to read about make course corrections.
Click HERE to read about backing up 10 yards and punting.
Click HERE to read about Hope, Peace and Progress.
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This is one of my favorite paintings.
It's of Findlay Market in Cincinnati, OH.
It is an old indoor/outdoor farmer's market.
This is a view of the little shops in the block that is called
Findlay Market.
Findlay Market.
This area of town hosts the opening of baseball season,
with the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.
That's this week.
And we still have snow.
And soon we'll have mud.
More clean up!
And soon we'll have mud.
More clean up!
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