The Hearts and Bones Art Class

Jan.23 2001

Exercise #32 :

REAL time

I recently saw how I could spend a great deal of time "thinking" about doing something, a project, some artwork, etc...

I had an insight about the time we take to think vs. the time we actually create and make the something. REALTIME creating vs. getting distracted in the ten thousand other things and not doing what we really want and need to do, or giving ourselves so little quality time/space that it doesn't seem to matter.

So try this one. Take a short time to set up a creative project. Look at your watch and then begin. DO NOT STOP FOR 20 MINUTES!!! You will quickly see all the distractions streaming into you like a moth being attracted to a light. This is where the rubber meets teh road. This is DISCIPLINE and serious training to be more than who you think yourself to be. This places you in present time with your creative spirit instead of wishing you could and would, or how about just being side-tracked forever. You choice.

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