Re-thinking and re-balancing

Blog posted on the fly this morning. Mind is all over the place and I'm really not zeroing in on what I want to do and what needs to be done.

I also had a cold which hit on Saturday morning which sapped my energy over the weekend. That's two this year and that's really unusual for me - I normally average one cold every couple of years! However, I've realised they reflect what's going on in my mind - it's quite literal - blockage, overwhelm and a longing for clarity and clear breathing. Hmm.

Writing once again took over last week. I have a piece of just over 2000 words on artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs which is more or less done, plus another on creativity and how it's been described by song writers and an author. This one really is a great topic for thinking about and invites some speculation about what inspiration is. This could end up being a much bigger piece...

ScuIpture maybe finished

I've finally added the copper to my blue dancer. I wanted to drizzle the paint over the blue but didn't think I could get the fluidity right without compromising on colour and opacity. So I had to improvise. I'm not sure about it...but the colour combination is a total WOW, so I may just leave it alone.

You can see the chaos of the creative corner! The sculpture is standing on a batch of eight books which are in various stages of reading and I have another five yet to be attacked.

They're a mix of 'how to' on writing and a bit of artificial intelligence (Max Tegmark's Life 3.0 is really interesting) and future of humanity type stuff. No wonder I can't stay focused!

I've tested out Instagram at home...we'll see if I still have a functioning account tomorrow! Let's see if they really do disable accounts via IP addresses. Haven't been on it for two weeks as I really don't care to be on social media and haven't posted on Twitter for several weeks.

While I loved seeing some terrific art coming up on my IG feed, I just had a feeling of frittering away more time. It does't feel like it has value for me right now and the way things are at the moment, it's another direction to yank my mind. Not helpful.

Plan A move over!

So while it seems as if there's a whole lot of this and that happening, there is a sort of coalescing of ideas regarding the direction I'm going in and I think it's going to involve another re balancing of my time and attention. I'm fine with that - if it needs adjusting or a rethink then I have to accept it and not feel as if I have to keep forging on with Plan A. It now has company and needs to make some room for others!