""Uncertainty is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Uncertainty means stepping into the unknown in every moment of our existence. The unknown is the field of all possibilities, ever fresh, ever new, always open to the creation of new manifestations. Without uncertainty and the unknown, life is just the stale repetition of outworn memories. You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.

Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities.""

"This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, rushing by like a torrent down a steep mountain.

We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile."

--Deepok Chopkra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

Where you rightfully live

"I will always be safe from the random hurricanes of outcome as long as I never forget where I rightfully live. I don't know where you rightfully live but I know that there is something you love more than you love yourself, something worthy...You've got to identify the best worthiest thing you love most then build your house right on top of it and don't budge from it. And if you should someday somehow get vaulted out of your home by either great failure or great success then your job is to fight your way back to that home. The only way that it has ever been done by putting your head down and performing with diligence and devotion and respect and reverence, whatever the task is that love is calling forth from you next."

--Elizabeth Gilbert
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The window of opportunity

I've been trying to be wise, to be logical, to be responsible. What burdens to think about. A heaviness as one would call it on one's shoulders.

I've been having underlying thoughts. A plan that was forming but had no sense to it yet. Clouds were brewing, have been brewing all of my life. There has to be some direction eventually that fits. Everyone is finding their own path aren't they?

I, I, I have been trying to focus on them, them, them. Maybe that switch will do. But oh! How can I do and be more?! A lot of things feel good but not right.

What are these certain thoughts and reasonings that make something feel right.

Pulling my face down in agony of life's questions, life's quest. I want to do it all I say, but what am I doing just sitting there. I did have a thought today. Feeling unsettled with gaps or inconsistencies that don't sit right in me. This is how I arrive at my very mini revelations....and new life callings. Eventually I'll get one that I may pursue.

I want to be a practicing artist, one who is in demand, one who is a master in some way. SO many others do as well and I find many in a rut. Quality, financials, promotion, exposure, will-power, resources, knowledge. How does one "succeed". Maybe this ugly realistic/logistic aspect needs to be pursued. The HOW. Many of us stumble into this vagueness and go through some "rough times". How to be a business and put ourselves out there; we must master this if we want to proceed with full force.

To find my stride as an artist, to understand the business side, to be a part of the community, to be a talent scout, to produce events, to curate gallery shows, to offer a great network, to work with individuals to progress, to teach and be taught, to feel like I have an understanding, some knowledge I can call my own, to ask the good questions.

There is more to life
There is more to life
There is more to life

What more is there to life
What more is there to life
What more is there to life

As a person, I strive to seek and uncover degrees of connection as well as enlightenment. As a visual artist, I pursue the adventure into the Self to illustrate my individual experience of emotion and relation. As a showcase director, I reach outside of myself to bring together quality local artists to encourage their pursuit of their chosen craft. As someone's beloved, I bring about constant awareness, adjustment, and care of not only another person but myself as well. Overall, I gravitate towards moving forward with progression and compassion.

"No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit"
-Ansel Adams

"I'm having trouble getting my work out there. I have a hard time finding the self-confidence. If it was up to me, I'd just make my work in isolation and not worry about the marketing or promotion, but I know I can't do that. The problem is-- my work is really quiet. It's very subtle and subdued. It takes time to appreciate. And there's so much image saturation in today's world, it seems that only the most aggressive imagery is getting noticed. I'm finding that it takes a lot of boldness to take a firm stance in making quiet work."