My goodness the far-out church obsession with worthy and personally costly pursuits for work...for living...what!? Your job is mundane and doesn't give you "opportunities" to have "conversations" with people? Get out! No, you can't live in a nice comfortable neighbourhood - is that what JESUS would do!? Sweet mother.
What a great coincidence. Just a little bit before reading your post, I read one from Austin Kleon where he quotes Kris Kristofferson explaining a Blake poem: "He’s telling you that you’ll be miserable if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do."
So damn true and I really wonder how humanity has weaponized doing what we love. It is so bizarre. And I'm so glad you picked up your pencils and pens and all the software. The world is a better place for it.
This translates into art too. If you say a piece of art was easy to do, often people undervalue it. I love working in a state of flow, makes me glow inside. Those pieces feel completely complete.
It is a season of unlearning, which is much more fun to be in. And frees you up. Jump in, the water’s fine🦥🌻🌊
My goodness the far-out church obsession with worthy and personally costly pursuits for work...for living...what!? Your job is mundane and doesn't give you "opportunities" to have "conversations" with people? Get out! No, you can't live in a nice comfortable neighbourhood - is that what JESUS would do!? Sweet mother.
What a great coincidence. Just a little bit before reading your post, I read one from Austin Kleon where he quotes Kris Kristofferson explaining a Blake poem: "He’s telling you that you’ll be miserable if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do."
So damn true and I really wonder how humanity has weaponized doing what we love. It is so bizarre. And I'm so glad you picked up your pencils and pens and all the software. The world is a better place for it.
(you can read the post about Kris Kristofferson and more here: https://austinkleon.com/2019/09/25/youll-be-miserable-if-you-dont-do-what-youre-supposed-to-do/
What a great post! Thanks for sharing that, Marya
This translates into art too. If you say a piece of art was easy to do, often people undervalue it. I love working in a state of flow, makes me glow inside. Those pieces feel completely complete.
People doing the undervaluing forget the years of creative practice that comes before art that is easy to make