Movin' right along (doog-a-doon doog-a-doon)
One of the urgent matters on my plate has been resolved, so that's good.
I realized something slightly belatedly: I lost my focus on a couple of fronts. Many years ago I decided that if there were any actual "reason" for me to be here in this world, it was to be about joyful* creative contribution to the community -- both to give whatever I can by way of entertainment and arts and whimsy, and to foster and support that in other people. I find that when I keep myself focused on the mission statement and grounded in that place, I get good results. When I let myself get thrown or forget that that's the start and the end of everything I want to be building, it's easy to get lost. That was a significant contributing factor to a lot of my stress around some recent issues, I think.
Joyful creative contribution! It's not the most euphonious mantra ever, but hey. We *definitely* got us some last night towards the end of the canton social during the Coronation music practice -- the group is ROCKING OUT on the new "Gaudete," and both "Alle Psallite" and "Pange Melos" are coming together beautifully. That was such a pleasure, and everyone had such a good time making it happen! When people are jumping up and down in excitement at the end of every piece, that's what I like to see. :)
*N.B.: My definition of "joyful" is very broad. If your art is about opening up veins and bleeding eldritch horrors onto the page, I'm totally down with that as long as it makes you happy in your own way (just do me a favor and don't drip on my carpet, ok?). If, on the other hand, being a clown makes you desperately unhappy and causes you to be a misery to everyone in your private life, UR DOIN IT WRONG.
I realized something slightly belatedly: I lost my focus on a couple of fronts. Many years ago I decided that if there were any actual "reason" for me to be here in this world, it was to be about joyful* creative contribution to the community -- both to give whatever I can by way of entertainment and arts and whimsy, and to foster and support that in other people. I find that when I keep myself focused on the mission statement and grounded in that place, I get good results. When I let myself get thrown or forget that that's the start and the end of everything I want to be building, it's easy to get lost. That was a significant contributing factor to a lot of my stress around some recent issues, I think.
Joyful creative contribution! It's not the most euphonious mantra ever, but hey. We *definitely* got us some last night towards the end of the canton social during the Coronation music practice -- the group is ROCKING OUT on the new "Gaudete," and both "Alle Psallite" and "Pange Melos" are coming together beautifully. That was such a pleasure, and everyone had such a good time making it happen! When people are jumping up and down in excitement at the end of every piece, that's what I like to see. :)
*N.B.: My definition of "joyful" is very broad. If your art is about opening up veins and bleeding eldritch horrors onto the page, I'm totally down with that as long as it makes you happy in your own way (just do me a favor and don't drip on my carpet, ok?). If, on the other hand, being a clown makes you desperately unhappy and causes you to be a misery to everyone in your private life, UR DOIN IT WRONG.