March 31
Creating A Life Worth Living – Part 13
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I’m reading Creating A Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd. I picked this book because I’m trying to figure out the place I want painting to play in my life.
This week, the final chapter…Chapter 12, “Swimming in the Darkness,†helps you see your new life as a balance of long-term creative projects, practical transitional situations, and regenerating daily life. The chapter also offer some parting thoughts on perseverance, faith, and curiosity.”
This chapter introduces a final tool called the Five-Arena Calendar, which gives you a framework for mapping out your arenas of endeavor. Although I think this is a great tool, I’m still working on mapping out my projects (Chapter 10) and finding a partner (Chapter 11), so I didn’t spend any time on this.
The author also gives “Six Tips for Staying in the Process”:
1. Embrace Inspired Procrastination
2. Roll with the Punches
3. Accept Your Stubbornness
4. Don’t Dis Your Opportunities
5. Relish Confusion
6. Ward Off Panic with a Profane Mantra
I didn’t spend much time with this chapter because I’m still focused on completing tasks from the two previous chapters. Next week, I’ll write out my final thoughts on this book and then, what’s next? Any suggestions?
We’re good at procrastination….don’t know that it’s inspired, though.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
I only procrastinate when it’s something I would rather not be doing:)
If this book works for you maybe it has the secret for us regarding posting more frequently to our blog!
What on earth do they mean? I have to chuckle at inspired procrastination, I’m pretty sure I do that. I have been reading your posts to the hubs. He thinks we may need the book, LOL.
Inspired procrastination? I do it all the time. I tell myself I need to think more about the project before I really get started on it. Does it work? I like to think it does!
My mantra is “Breathe”. I sometimes think I should get it tattooed on me to help me remember to do this LOL!
I LOVE those steps! I am printing them and putting over my desk!
I need to read this book and I need an example of just what inspired procrastination is? Would it be putting off stripping wallpaper to do a blog post? Although I’d be more likely to put off stripping wallpaper by playing with photos for the blog post for so long that the blog post doesn’t get done either! Can you guess I don’t like stripping wallpaper either:) Love the tips.
Trying to get Cushion to finish up some half done repairs around the house and start a couple of new jobs….I’m not embracing his procrastination! What, I wonder, is a profane mantra?
I indulge in inspired procrastination all the time! lol
As for what to do next, perhaps practical application of what you’ve read?