Clear water, cloudy sky. Squeezing this in between moving this weekend!

Why Bother? From Kyle Webster's newsletter:

It’s not that your work, itself, will change the world; no, only a few people in history will create something that resonates so strongly that it forces people to stand up, pay attention, and actually act on the feelings your masterpiece has stirred within them.

Instead, it’s the mini-milestones you achieve while doing your work that matter because each of these little ‘wins’ makes you feel good. Feeling good is the foundation for doing good. Positive emotions facilitate cooperation, unity and understanding in a community.

It's not explicitly said, but I'll add how wonderful it is that skill does not necessarily make a difference. The doing and growing are what gives life and bouyancy. Engagement > Product.

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Sky, so vast is the sky, with far away clouds just wandering by~
Where do they go? Oh I don't know...

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How much time does it really take to get fulfillment out of a creative practice?

I love taking on big projects. It's thrilling to see something grow over time, a song come together note by note, or a drawing take shape stroke by stroke.

There have been times in my life where a project has been all consuming, where my thoughts were on it night and day. Going on the hunt is a thrill of it's own.

When things get busy, though, I have my go-to's for simply keeping my hand in it.

Some days it's just pecking at the piano. Others it's plucking strings. Sometimes it's a sketch over break. 5 minutes here, another 10 there.

I'm grateful for that. When the days fill up with obligation, and I sit down to play a few notes right before bed, that's enough to make the magic happen. I'm continually surprised by how little it takes to tap into something bigger.