I have discovered that focus is not straightforward.
I keep getting distracted by life & myself. I am good at inspiration, probably too good. I find it anywhere & everywhere to the extent that I get caught up in being inspired & don’t actually make or do anything! To be able to focus, I need to decide on a project for each week; plan, prepare & make. I need to retrain myself & keep it realistic because I already have so much happening in my daily routines. I am not a fast person. I like & need my PONDER time, so 52 weeks will allow me to challenge myself while continuing to work (teaching & hanging out with books), be a mum (full of wonder), read (because one can never read enough) & being a domestic goddess...(not ever going to happen!). I have chosen 52 weeks because 365 days would be more than I can manage at the moment. I recently bought a book called 365 A Daily Creativity Journal Make something everyday and change your life by Noah Scalin. It was a great find only days before starting my own challenge. There are daily prompts, tips and interviews with people who have or are making everyday. I am starting off with a hand bound creative journal which I plan on personalising for a friend who is currently living her own challenging journey.
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Julie Sherlock
5/1/2018 12:38:08 pm
Your words really resonated with me, I too find myself looking, looking and being inspired then having no time to achieve anything. Let's hope this year will bring a little focus to me, I am starting with baby-steps and trying to just 'play' every day with paper and pencils/pens etc. without any pressure to do anything major at this point.
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Tina Pech
6/1/2018 12:31:44 am
I am going to start little and see how I go. It is really about developing good habits, getting a rhythm happening and riding the creative wave!
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