MARCH 2024 – Life doesn’t always give us second chances, but it does give us new beginnings. Not the same, but still vital to remember and make the most of every chance we do get. It’s definitely one of those life lessons from nature, that you always need to keep trying to defy the odds and put in genuine effort to whatever you are pursuing. Make the most of your mistakes, learn from them, become better, improve as a person, recognize where you went wrong and discern how not to make the same errors again. So much of life is learning and it is important not to let the process trip you up permanently.
Each new writing session or block of time spent in the art studio is a fresh opportunity to express yourself and generate ideas you didn’t even know you had and simply improve your craft. The more resiliency you have the greater your chances of achieving a higher level of mastery. I’d be curious to know if the most creative people are also the most stubborn people, haha. I’d be interested in seeing a study done about that. Look at the world around you, life is constantly trying to find a way. So take the lesson from nature, be resilient, start each day fresh and with optimism about what you can achieve. And even a tiny amount of progress is still moving you closer to your goal, whatever it is. Like that saying, be 1% better. Make time your ally.
Sources for optimism are all around us, they can just get lost in the chaos of the world, so take a minute to slow down and find them. They’re there, I promise you.
As per my way, I go back and forth between reading fiction and non-fiction and right now I am wrapping up the book ‘Timeline’ by Michael Crichton. Have been trying to limit myself to one of his books every six months or so as there are only so many left that I haven’t yet read. This one involves science (of course!), history, France, Knights, and technology that transcends the multi-verse. Went into it without any background on it and it has been a fun ride. There was a film adaptation of it made back in 2003, which I’m curious to see next and see how they interpreted the source material.
In the meantime, you’ll find me outdoors and embracing the possibility of what comes next!
~ CS
