The Juice
I've been having a lot of anxiety the last few days. It seems there are a lot of fires brewing--basically, I never feel like I have taken care of everything. Some of it is money worry, some of it is personal worry, some of it is just worry over worry. When I feel like I am in the red, it usually means I've forgotten to remember the very real abundance I live with every day. There's been A LOT to feel blessed by lately. Last night I wrote a list of all the things that have come my way and I was amazed at all that I've been living with.
1) an incredible trip to Canada, with little to no expenses.
2) I played a show on Monday that was personally arranged for me and Adam Kemmerer by a co-worker. It totally rocked.
3) New books:
*Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
*Hundreds and Thousands by Emily Carr
*Plant Dreaming Deep by May Sarton
*The MFK Fisher Reader by MFK Fisher
4) Inspired by these movies:
*Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
*The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
*Bukowski: Born Into This
5) Inspired by these artists:
*Rufus Wainwright
*Emily Carr
*Charles Bukowski
*Margaret Cho
6) Two people brought me flowers on monday
7) New Song ideas
8) A Building chance to have more time for my art--with benefits.
9) A letter from my friend Andromeda
10) A treasure trove of treats brought home from Canada:
*Antique teapot with cups & saucers & plates
*Tons of fabric for my paintings
*Handsewn napkins
*Antique tablecloths
*A leonard Cohen Record
*A matted picture by Emily Carr
There's actually more, but you get the idea. When I get anxious, I feel so dry and cracked and UPTIGHT. It's hard to let in THE JUICE of life that I am surrounded by. It's so easy to worry, but as we all know, it doesn't help or prepare us or solve problems--it just CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS. SCREW MORE PROBLEMS! I don't know about you, but I don't need more things to worry about. I need sleep. I need nourishment. I need all the things that make life sweet.
1) an incredible trip to Canada, with little to no expenses.
2) I played a show on Monday that was personally arranged for me and Adam Kemmerer by a co-worker. It totally rocked.
3) New books:
*Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
*Hundreds and Thousands by Emily Carr
*Plant Dreaming Deep by May Sarton
*The MFK Fisher Reader by MFK Fisher
4) Inspired by these movies:
*Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
*The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
*Bukowski: Born Into This
5) Inspired by these artists:
*Rufus Wainwright
*Emily Carr
*Charles Bukowski
*Margaret Cho
6) Two people brought me flowers on monday
7) New Song ideas
8) A Building chance to have more time for my art--with benefits.
9) A letter from my friend Andromeda
10) A treasure trove of treats brought home from Canada:
*Antique teapot with cups & saucers & plates
*Tons of fabric for my paintings
*Handsewn napkins
*Antique tablecloths
*A leonard Cohen Record
*A matted picture by Emily Carr
There's actually more, but you get the idea. When I get anxious, I feel so dry and cracked and UPTIGHT. It's hard to let in THE JUICE of life that I am surrounded by. It's so easy to worry, but as we all know, it doesn't help or prepare us or solve problems--it just CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS. SCREW MORE PROBLEMS! I don't know about you, but I don't need more things to worry about. I need sleep. I need nourishment. I need all the things that make life sweet.
posted by Summer Pierre at
9:26 AM
1 Comments:
I feel for you on the "dry, cracked, uptight" mode. My own creative juices have dehydrated over the past few months. I'm inspired by your blog though and gathering ideas for my next poem (or dozens of them). Maybe a poetry book of old stuff and add in some newer, print the whole thing off and say "volia! I'm back at it!" I love your collages.
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