Love Streams
“You give away enough of what people need and you get what you want in life.” I don’t know who said it first but I’m not taking credit for it. Since I started this journey of “listening in slow motion” I’ve been content to discover every day what makes me excited and joyful. Guided by the whispers and shouts I’ve found solace in art and the people who make it.
Like a child with her head pressed against the display windows on New York’s 5th Avenue, I’ve been yelling and pointing, “mommy I want that!” Peering at art online, in galleries and stalking any artist who would talk to me.
As Tina Fey would say, “I want to go to there.” I want in on the whole experience.
Art inspires me to write what I know and feel, it helps me express how I think and process what comes next. The consultant in me yearned to climb inside this world and see what makes it go, but one thing my place in the social media revolution is teaching me; give first.
So I’m taking an apprenticeship with a local artist/gallery owner here in Santa Monica. I’m excited and terrified by the opportunity. I’ll be able to offer what I know in the way of marketing and social media and plan to absorb as much as possible about the art world in the process. I’ve found a key to open the lock on mommy’s purse strings, so to speak.
Tomorrow feels a bit like the first day of school. A new class, new students, a whole new environment. But it’s much the same as back in my old consulting days starting a new project at the bottom of the learning curve. You have to climb one foot in front of the other like anyone else.
On my journey of doing what I love to get what I need, I’d say I’m still rounding the bend, a long way from the straight away, but the breeze feels good on my face.
Time is a commodity. I consider it a luxury item when you get to do with it what you want and not what you have to do. If I could bottle it and sell it, I’d be a billionaire.
Distraction is a comforting companion. I used it often to procrastinate on the important or clutter my activities. I find focus an illusive friend. Actually, focus does not play so hard to get, focus paired with prioritization are a rare coupling.
The uplifting visceral connection I have with the color palate in peacock feathers has been the inspiration for my wardrobe choices for several years. It culminated in my design and creation of a costume to host my recent Halloween party revealing the Peacock as my alter ego.
I found this image when searching for a world map to use in a marketing presentation I was creating at my last corporate job. It took everything in me not to use it; okay, my colleagues talked me down. I thought it was perfect. Can’t you just picture the overlays of arrows and diagrams illustrating the target locations in the world campaign for the Fortune 500 company we were pitching. Surely I would have everyone’s attention.
