"I have touched with a sense of art some people - they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?
Mary Cassatt
This is what all the hard work and heavy thought is all about. This is the Saturday nights with a western film playing in the background while I stand in front of the canvas. This is the reward for all the other things the fairy elves won't do while I attempt to have a personal life. Mary Cassatt also said, "Americans have a way of thinking work is nothing. Come out and play they say." Sing it, Sister is what I say.
Pursuit of anything involves Choice and its even more festive buddy, Chaos (see earlier post). Sometimes making the right choice sucks the big banana. I don't know about you but nobody highlighted that when we studied for the test.
Regardless, some of us will choose to play it safe and some of us will be forever launching ourselves into the unknown with blithe abandon. And it's okay to do either one and probably wisest to do a saner combination both extremes. Myself, I am leaning a little toward launching. However you are so inclined, I hope you are enjoying your journey!
