The last couple days I’ve been learning a bit about transitions. Once I’m in a rhythm and working, the work is easy. Moving from one project to another is often difficult. There are lots of reasons for this.
Today, and for the last few days, one of those reasons is simply that “The Fearless Challenge,” last week required a lot of energy and focus. In short, I’ve been tired.
Also, shifting projects and shifting focus requires energy. Any move I make that isn’t straight ahead slows me down. It’s like turning a corner to juke an opponent on the basketball court, or football field.
When I complete a project I it’s natural to pause as well. It’s same way an athlete will usually pause after scoring a goal or making a basket, things slow down for a moment as well.
So here I am, mid-turn on Wednesday morning, typing out a blog which would “normally” be published already and there’s a part of me feels; “I should be doing better.”
I’m aiming to go the other way. I’m aiming to embrace where I am and keep moving forward.
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I started working on this half-finished illustration yesterday. A beaver in a hammock above the dam it has completed. Looking back on what I just wrote, there’s a nice meta-synergy between the illustration and the words. I also realize I’ve been sort of aiming to rest and turn a corner at the same time. Which doesn’t quiet work, does it?
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That’s a wonderful illustration of a beaver. I like his facial expression. It really goes with what you are feeling at the moment.
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Thank you! I’ve been seeing it here and there today as I’ve been chatting with people and I like it more and more. I’ll finish it one of these days 🙂 Who knows, maybe tonight! (In which case I won’t technically finish it one of these days).
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