Perhaps this is the perfect motto to live by, so long as you regard it in a positive sense. Do good things for yourself, for your world, for your people. Let it lead to other good things.
If something not so good happens, cut it off at the source. Don’t dwell on it- address it from a reasonable standpoint, move on and to the next beneficial action (or inaction)
Do you see life as a series of connected events? Or is most of it separated and unrelated?
Early in life, I think we do try to do good things for our future, but we have so little knowledge about the world that we don’t know what we’re getting ourself into. this can come to bite us, for we bit off more than we can chew.
So in a sense it’s best to start in tiny google manageable increments when we are young rather than the large chunk (*cough* college). With the small increments, we’re more likely to move in the right direction, because with a lower “speed” we can handle and assess when to turn better. Otherwise, turning is barely an option.
So let one little thing lead to another, in the best way possible
For some time now, I’ve found satisfaction in creating my space. Once I finally came to peace with where I am physically, I came to realize how integral it is to having a space that works for you- that you enjoy being in. I used to always be under the impression that I wasn’t going to be in a particular living situation for very long, so I wouldn’t put too much thought into my immediate surroundings.
Curating my living area and studio space and increasing the quality of my days, and I’m glad to be on course. Ensuring I can flow from task to task with ease, and etcetera.
While I’ve come to appreciate the process of organizing my belongings, tools, and space, in conjunction with cleaning/tidying up, I feel it takes up more of my time than I’d like it to. Perhaps I feel this moreso this week, since I’ve been making a conscious effort to streamline my studio and my life in a way that cuts out unnecessary actions on my part, as well as distractions.
I’m one of the jack of all trades types, though I am leaning strongly into my path as a painter [on canvas]. This means that I want to simplify my space and my belongings so that it’s more conducive to myself painting more, and further molding my life around it.
This week I have rearranged my studio space (and bedroom). In the process, I am cutting down on things that I own, like unneeded electronics, clothing, and dishes/cookware. I am dysfunctional in life to some degree, so I have to learn to work around that dysfunction and make my environment work for me.
Sure I’ve had minimal belongings in the past. Each time I move or go on an extended road trip, I would make a point to get rid of as much as possible, but it’s been three years since anything of that sort. So I’ve gotten more comfortable where I am. In that time I have pulled the trigger on buying many items to “make life easier” or pursue certain endeavors.
More recently I have come to the conclusion that I just need to paint and cut out most everything else, because painting is the very thing I know I will do the rest of my life. I’m passionate about it and experience personal growth each time I do it. For photography, I only own a Fujifilm X100f which I very much enjoy. I sold the last lens for my Canon camera on eBay yesterday.
I look forward to “completing” this organizational and minimization process so that I can focus on what truly matters to me. Funny enough, I’ve noticed I’ve been getting rid of my chairs too. My computer chair, so I now just have my laptop on a shelf which I can stand at to use it throughout the day. This is better for me since I am less likely to sit at it for long periods of time (I do have a stool nearby just in case I need some relief from standing). I also donated my only standard cushioned living room arm chair back to the place I bought it from. I found it would only ever collect items on it, like jackets… I really just have one chair now, and that is at my easel for painting.
Anyway, that’s how my spring is going! How is yours?
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