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The Artist’s Way isn’t easy…
In becoming an artist you have to start noticing your thoughts.
There’s you, who you are at your core, the innocent, fun, courageous kid that lives inside of you,
And at the same time there’s the “serpent” you.
The part of you that is rational, realistic, adult, (or whatever the world deems acceptable)
Everyday these two versions of you fight in your mind.
You know in your heart you want to set aside time to create, to be free! To truly express yourself.
How nice would it be to sit and paint for an hour today?! 💭
Instead you find yourself scrolling instead of doodling, working an extra hour instead of going home to cook a yummy dinner from skratch.
You Sabatoge yourself into doing anything else other than the thing you know will bring you so much peace and joy.
Creating art. 🌞🎨🌸🕊️🌊💞🌀
You listen to that “serpent” in your mind that keep you distracted. Keeps you busy, rushed, too busy for yourself,
And sadly the art never gets made.
You have to be strict with yourself when you notice these thoughts coming in.
Instead listen to the child inside of you who is screaming at you to just sit down to draw for 5 minutes.
When I get in these moods myself, because I often do.
Don’t be fooled because you see me now with all this art created. I definitely get blocked too.
What I do is I stop Negotiating with myself.
I stop saying “when I Finnish this, then I can paint”
“when I feel happier, I’ll paint”
”when the computer work is done I’ll draw something”
I cut these excuses out completely, and simply squeeze the paint out of the tube, even when I don’t “feel” like painting.
I force myself to START.
Because starting is the hardest part.
Once you sit down and just start, everything else from there is easy.
So today as you take the time to read this, think to yourself or journal it out on a blank piece of paper and ask yourself,
What are the excuses I’m telling myself that stop me from creating?
Be raw and honest with yourself.
Personally, my biggest struggle lately has been managing my home and business at the same time.
I realized when I painted first, and didn’t clean and cook I would be scrambling to clean and cook after I was done painting. And while I was painting I was thinking about what I needed to clean and cook.
I didn’t produce my best artwork because my house felt chaotic. Nothing was in order, nothing got done and put away properly. Everything was all over the place.
So instead of continuing in this way. I got real with myself.
I sat myself down and journaled about my issue.
I realized that I needed to start treating my art practice like a full time job.
Giving myself a window of working time 8am-3pm
Because when I was a high school art teacher, everything in my house was perfect.
I had structure in my job.
Therefore I had structure at home.
And that structure showed in my art and creative business.
So now that I’m my own boss and have the privilege to work from home. I realized I needed A LOT more structure in my home so I can be structured in my work.
Every morning I now get up a little bit earlier again, and do my house chores before the sun even comes up.
Some days I even prep dinner at this time.
I see myself up for a day to win.
then my evenings run smoother because dinner is made, the house just needs a quick reset and tidy. And I’m ready for the next day.
This routine eliminates my excuses as to why I can’t make art. I set myself up for success.
I prepare my environment and set the boundaries for my art to have space to be created.
I would love to hear about your personal challenges you’ve been experiencing in your own life.
Feel free to comment your thoughts on this topic.
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Let’s keep the conversation flowing 🌀
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