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Monday, May 30, 2016

Things To Reflect On

What is success?   Is it finally finishing a project I have moved again and again from home to home to work on someday?  Is it spending a day with someone who's company I enjoy?  Is it making xxx amount of dollars at work or having someone willing to pay me for my art or craft?  Is it clearing out the clutter, both physically and emotionally?  

With social media, we are told to be successful one needs to use it to grow or sustain their business.  I am constantly amazed at how even the "right" social media that one should use to promote themselves keeps changing.   About the time I sort of figure one out along comes two new ones.  Supposedly there are as many ways to use social media to make money as there are social media platforms.  At what point do we begin to tune out and stop processing all the photos, advertisements, advice, videos, emails and apps in cyberspace?

These are the things I have been pondering lately.  I think I will go find a quiet place to knit or maybe go for a walk in the park and see if I can see a path through the information overload.  In my imagination I picture outer space and every where you look are pieces of information flowing constantly.  They are randomly shaped photos, pages with text, scrolls strung out for miles, and nonstop letters flying by at lightening speed.   

Hmmm capture that into a knitting pattern!





Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Today As I Sat Dreaming of Future Designs

The weather in Phoenix has been crazy this spring.  Usually by May we are quite warm.  This May has found us extra days of very pleasant cooler temperatures to enjoy.   A gift for sure, so I have been spending my mornings sitting outside absorbing the pleasure of light breezes and all the noises of nature.  A clever hummingbird built the nest on some wind chimes hanging under the cover of our patio.  Today I was treated to her baby which you see in the photo.   We watched in awe as the mother humming bird came and fed her little one.   

The beauty of it reminded me how fortunate I am to have the moments to sit quietly and just be.  Those quiet moments energize my creativity.   Did you allow your self a few quiet moments today?



                   

Friday, April 24, 2015