I haven’t done much talking about my 365 project
lately. As I’ve probably mentioned, I
got stuck on one of my daily art journal entries and then found myself getting
behind. I haven’t caught up yet. I’m not ready to give up, though. I’m still finding ways to be creative on a
daily basis, even if it’s not my art journal, and I am still working on the art
journal a little at a time. On the
weekends, I sometimes have a little more time to be creative, so I try to get a
few pages done at a time. At this rate,
I might catch up by the end of the year.
A lot of people would give up at this point. Or maybe they never even started. I mean, why even start if you know you can’t
finish? Why try when you know you can’t
succeed. To you, I say, “Can’t never could
do nothin’!” How do you know you can’t
succeed if you never even try. Even a
little bit is better than nothing. I may
not have succeeded in creating an art journal entry every day, but I most
certainly did create more than 100 pages of entries in my journal, and I’m
still creating.
Besides, the point of the 365 wasn’t to finish 365 page
layouts or art journal entries. The
objective is to do something creative every day. To make yourself create, even when you don’t
feel creative. To set aside that time
for yourself to do what you really love and to give yourself the freedom to
explore it in different ways. By setting
aside the time to create every day you set up a habit of being creative and you
learn to work around obstacles and distractions.
I started thinking about the 365 project today while I was
reading the Scrappersaurus blog
written by Deidra Famularo, who used to own scrapbooking stores in the New
Orleans area. Back in March
2012, “Dee” said, “Those customers
who knew me when I had the storefronts open can tell you what I always preached
to them, ‘An appointment with the doctor is considered important enough to
schedule time off from work or time away from everything else. However, if you
don't consider yourself important enough to schedule some time off from
your usual, hectic routine, it more than likely will turn into a doctor's appointment, forcing you to
take time off.’"
Dee is absolutely
correct and she’s not alone. Kris Carr,
on her Crazy, Sexy Wellness Revolution website
posted an article by Casey Lorraine Thomas titled, “5
Steps to Stop Overeating.” In the
article, Thomas, a certified detox, health and life coach, states that you
should “find a way to build in some time every day to do something you love,
that gives you a creative outlet for self-expression, and that allows you to be
exactly who you are or takes you a step closer to that,” and that there are no
excuses about having no time or energy to create because “you only need five
minutes to start doing this. If you have more, that’s great. If you are
honoring your needs and desires by acting on them every day, you will be far
less likely to look for the answer in cake. Self- satisfaction and happiness
comes with nourishing your whole being – physically, mentally, emotionally and
spiritually – consistently. This is your way out.”
I couldn’t agree more.
So the next time you are craving a cupcake, why not paint one
instead? Or scrapbook one. Or crochet one. Or….
Just spending 5 minutes of every day doing something creative will
completely change your outlook on life.
And at the end of 365 day, you will have been creative at least 30 hours more than you would have
if you hadn’t even tried. Thirty hours
is a lot of creativity. I bet you’ll find that you’re even more creative than that. And if that ain’t crazy sexy, I don’t know
what is!
Today, I leave you with a quote attributed to Buddha. I think it is particularly apropos. Our creativity is inside us, we just need to
use it to let it out!
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