tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post111168854180198168..comments2023-11-05T05:10:04.199-05:00Comments on With Michelle Armas: Honing in, Chakras and Drum CirclesMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-91188015131977293362012-04-03T10:21:56.166-05:002012-04-03T10:21:56.166-05:00wonderful pieces you are writing here, michelle. t...wonderful pieces you are writing here, michelle. thank you for giving yourself. donnaA Perfect Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022160717740694132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-90390413764557975112012-04-03T09:53:18.884-05:002012-04-03T09:53:18.884-05:00Why should you zero in? You probably wouldn't&...Why should you zero in? You probably wouldn't' know I painted a lot of the things I have stowed away. Just keep creating!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-36447489416458651312012-04-03T09:52:29.694-05:002012-04-03T09:52:29.694-05:00Wow, that is some great advice. I am going to reme...Wow, that is some great advice. I am going to remember that.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-52642237006679580722012-04-03T09:51:44.868-05:002012-04-03T09:51:44.868-05:00H! Maggie you are so right. My husband, lucky gets...H! Maggie you are so right. My husband, lucky gets it b/c he is a creative in his own way too. You are right though, it really zaps energy to produce so much, or I guess anything. I think so hard, teehee. Do you read Jessica Swift's blog? She is a great artist, and is moving to Portland!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-3904029101335692322012-04-03T09:43:15.105-05:002012-04-03T09:43:15.105-05:00There's a lot to be said for moderation.
The...There's a lot to be said for moderation. <br /><br />The kind of work we do, it's higher impact on the mind than the 40-hour-week, work-a-day world. Creative energy is high octane. You have to give yourself rest and refuel time. I find that if I neglect to do simple things like take a day off now and then (even if that day "off" is still noodling around with the sketchpads on something off topic) my brain feels over-stimulated, trapped, and I become a sobbing howling mess. <br /><br />I have a friend who likes to say this: The difficult thing about being a creative is that <i>when you are staring out the window you really are working</i>. Working on that idea, trying to sort it out. Or working on the strategy of what comes next. Or working on your windy brain, trying to settle it down to let the ideas come. But it all looks the same, and can be a tricky one to explain to your spouse, your studio-mates, or even yourself sometimes.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708526348612155627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-34774722915577895912012-04-02T20:55:05.411-05:002012-04-02T20:55:05.411-05:00Girl, that shit IS real. And my heart chakra has ...Girl, that shit IS real. And my heart chakra has been in some serious pain lately. Trying to do heart openers as much as possible. <br />Having time to get everything done seems like an impossible task. Yet, when I look back on my days, I can't figure out just what the hell I did with all that time. Well, besides let the dog in and out four hundred times and throw his toys a million times. Hmmmmmm. Anyone want a dog? Just kidding.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924211847675823119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-61570236943695920192012-04-02T14:32:32.244-05:002012-04-02T14:32:32.244-05:00You are so generous to share all of this. I am one...You are so generous to share all of this. I am one of the ones that knows her art is too broad. I feel like I should zero in on one style. I just can't!!!! Perhaps as you say, with time it will happen. I have already raised my children and so time is what I have most of. <br />Fruit still-life sells...yuk! Lord deliver me from that!! Figures are my favorite and because of that I have walls full of naked people!!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657813110377917661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-25356574255459785172012-04-02T12:24:53.585-05:002012-04-02T12:24:53.585-05:00i love reading these recent posts bc they are so t...i love reading these recent posts bc they are so true. its stuff i think about, feel embarrassed about )getting burnt out and having no energy left for the home life)...but i dismiss. the fact that you WROTE it...makes it seem less tabu. your thinking time is obviously well worthwhile....bc you get down to the hard facts and make the right decisions seem simpler to me. thank you!stephaniehttp://www.stephaniecorfee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-37565112675287347982012-04-02T09:40:45.144-05:002012-04-02T09:40:45.144-05:00Thank you Michelle. Dianne, I think the advice ab...Thank you Michelle. Dianne, I think the advice about always leaving some gas in the tank is such a great way of looking at things for everyone. I often feel like I spread myself so thin and then am so exhausted. I need to work on prioritizing.Becca - Rebecca Atwood Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707304146882664186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-49537682198926416652012-04-02T07:36:00.237-05:002012-04-02T07:36:00.237-05:00Michelle, I read your post with great empathy, hav...Michelle, I read your post with great empathy, having had to deal with a chronic disease for many years. I have found a good balance for a happy work/personal life (I'm a book editor), but it wasn't easy and took many spills. The best advice I ever got was from my neurologist: Think of your body as a car, and always, always, always leave some gas in the tank! My own private mantra, "Choose joy every day." (Like buying your paintings!) DianneDiannenoreply@blogger.com