Day 194, February 5, 2017 @7:01 pm
Wish I could be more focused! I came here to write but have wasted time meandering off with Google, checking out the art works of the Perehudoff girls. They are the daughters of my drawing teacher in my first year of university. We all do that, don’t we – getting lost in cyberspace with Google? The thing with that is we get to come back and refocus. That is the magic moment of recognition – an opportunity to make a change. That is what I learned this morning in meditation with Sharon Salzberg.
I’m back now. Let’s see if I can focus. I’m trying to pay more attention to details and finishing projects. I often abandon my efforts, saying it’s good enough. Today I went back to my sketch for my online art class, Paint Your Heart and Soul 2017 and worked those details. I corrected the not so correct nose, added some shading and high lights. I blended with some new tools. Finally I sprayed the sketch with a fixative. I think she is looking better, don’t you?
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- After
I’m pretty happy with my efforts and results. Very gratifying to hold a finished product and say, I did this! It applies not only to my art but other things as well –
- getting the dishes done and put away
- doing the laundry and putting it away
- opening and dealing with (e)mail
- putting things away when I’m done with them
- writing and finishing a blog post, proofread for smooth reading
- the list can go on and on…
I am sure this is not the end of my meandering. It will happen again and again. And I will come back and refocus again and again. It is what is call life.
