To begin, again, let’s take a moment or
two to explain the absence of several years of blog entries.
To be creative takes a tremendous amount
of brain power, as well as discipline, and time. Living in our modern society
doesn’t give a hoot if you have much of any of that short list to apply to
inspired pursuits. Of course, it preaches that creativity is primary but when
it comes down to it, most jobs require that you show up and do the task list of
the day. And, you have to have a job unless you want to pay out of pocket for
health insurance. Sure, if you’re truly a starving artist, you can, at least in
the state where I live, get by with a state sponsored health plan. But I’m one
of the fortunate ones whose husband retired with an income that provided enough
for the costs of daily living. However, it didn’t really bargain for paying a
thousand dollars a month for my health insurance.
That means for the last decade, I’ve
either worked to pay for health insurance or worked in a job that provided
health insurance. I’ve learned a lot in those jobs and am thankful to have been
able to work in capacities that challenged my mental faculties, i.e. learned a
half dozen different computer programs. But, boy, was my head tired when I got
home each day. I didn’t have much left to put into studio time. BUT, and it’s a
really big BUT, by virtue of reaching an age of wisdom and seeming decrepitude,
I have been able to set aside the 9-5:00, 8-4:00, 7-5:00, 3-11:00 and all the
other daily work schedules and go back to creative time. That’s like standard
time, daylight savings time, and the gold standard all rolled into one!
I’ve taken stock. I’ve accumulated a
huge work portfolio from when I could follow the creative urges over the last
50+ years! And it’s time to get on with it!
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