SUNDAY THINKINGS

If I spend too much time looking at other people's art, I begin self-talking myself out of my own.

It's a given that I enjoy perusing websites to see what other artists are imagining and creating. However, as much as this is an encouragement, to view new and original art, picking up on design trends, I know this activity (for myself) should be limited to a timeframe of 30 minutes or less.

Why limit yourself?

I find that by all my searching and viewing of others' art squander any sort of creative energy within myself. All effort that I once had to motivate myself boil down to measuring myself up to others. I do that. It's a place I never like to find myself in... and it happens way more often than I'd ever like to admit.

But where the root lies, is in envy. Envy of others and what they are doing, being and creating. Most of all it's their motivation . I find I am motivated for a season of time and then it's gone. I get excited about a project and then the hype dissipates after a week or so.

So two thinkings (a question and a ponder) present themselves.
A question: How do I keep the motivation alive?... Since this has been the story of my artistic life.
A ponder: Getting rid of artistic envy... I honestly detest that about myself and would love to bury it far far away from my daily life.
A conclusion: N/A for now... It's just been enough to get my thoughts out on paper...er, computer.

Verses to close.
Galations 6:4,5 (MSG)
Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.

Romans 12:6 (MSG)
...let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't.

Psalm 138:8 (NIV)
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;

SIGNED: ENOUGH THINKS FOR TODAY