A Little Bit Lost

[One of my favorite paintings by the lovely Mati McDonough]

It is Wednesday as I write this, and I just finished a post about all of my latest computer woes.  While I have a working internet connection, I'm going for it all the way, creating a few more posts to go up while I am on vacation.  When this post appears on my blog, I will most likely be on a bicycle somewhere around Santa Barbara, trying to clear my head before the next big push on my book project.

The last two weeks have been a blur of technical difficulties and a lot of other personal distractions.  I haven't worked intently on my book in many days, and that resentful feeling I get when I can't work in my studio for a long spell is starting to creep into my brain and therefore, my mood.  I have been holding it all together for many days, trying to keep it all in perspective and not lose my patience, but that went flying out the window this morning and I'm just now coming back down to earth.  I can't help but chuckle knowing it is taking a vacation to help me get back to work on my book, as I have a long list of topics I still want to write about and a brand new journal to fill while I'm away.  We don't have anything on our agenda aside from bicycle riding, hiking and visiting friends, so I plan on diving back into my writing during what will be a lot of down time.

I feel like I got fairly way off track a little too easily lately, like I lost my compass and everything on my priority map got turned upside down.  As much as I try to live by the idea that every moment of my life could be fodder for my creative work, this past week I have not felt any significant swells of inspiration as I've tried to decipher data on wireless internet routers and a tangle of ethernet cables.  But my deadlines are the same and the rest of the world is still expecting this book to be delivered by its promised date, so I must simply chalk up these past many days to Dealing With Other Things and direct my next steps back towards my book.  I'll be doing that in the desert, and on the road and by the ocean...not a bad place to be to find your way back home.

Comments

[Popeye]

I need to take longer walks so that I can think better, create better, feel better. . .Check out the book, Brain Rules.

[Sunny]

You are so hard on yourself. ;-)
{{{hugs}}}
Enjoy the time away!

[justin Davanzo]

one of the best ways to clear your head...on the bike for sure.
Have fun!

[rowena]

I hope that while I am typing this comment, your vacation is helping you relax, breathe, and ground.

I hope the break from all the work and stress allows you to fill up your well of inspiration so that you can come back refreshed and full of creative energy.

Have fun!