Calliope raises her eyebrows. “Why… don’t we have faces?” “B-cuhzzzz —” Thalia appreciates folded legs and relaxed arm positions, “we’re eating one mini-cane at ahhhhh tie—mah. Every time we draw eyes, noz-es, and mouths — we want to throw —” “the image in the trash.” Nia notes subpar hands and fingers. “For now — we work on body parts and placement.”
Yesterday I saw a clip of some guy named Chris Williamson on Instagram.
I was curious to learn more about him.
Looked him up and found he hosts a popular podcast called Modern Wisdom.
Went to my podcast app and found it.
Clicked on an interview with Jordan Peterson.
Somehow between driving to and from the grocery and making dinner, I ingested the 3 1/2 hour (no kidding!) podcast. (I'd love to refer you to a specific time marker, but honestly, the entire conversation felt valuable to me. "To me" is the operative part of that sentence. You might think the whole thing is rubbish. 🤷🏻♀️)
Whew!
One of the reinforcing take-aways (for me) is that its easy to see where you want to go and to become frustrated when you can't be there in the snap of a candy cane.
I am reminding myself that sweetness resides in the climb itself.
I so wish I didn’t know a couple things about candy canes that the link offered. The “modern” treatments of adding novel flavors 😵💫 left me in shock. “Everything’s better with bacon?” Dill pickle is a bridge too far! I wonder if those flavors occur in the stripes or the main white part?🤷🏽
Cal’s question about faces made me wonder if the Muses could sometimes be represented entirely as butterflies, with only the heads bearing Muse faces? Out of the question? Even for whimsy? 🙃 I entertain easily.
Nia, to me, displays consternation over the process! Did she listen to the podcast with you that you mentioned? Or read Dave Ramsay’s fitting quote? She reminds me of how I used to be for far too long. “I have to admit it’s getting better. It’s getting better all the time.” 😁
We went to a German Christmas market last week and there was a booth with everything dill-pickle-flavor. That was a hard "no thanks" for me.
Excellent idea generator! Thank you. For wee-ones, they could be butterflies. For young adults/adults, maybe more of what has been coming through my fingers currently. 🤔
We here at 3mm happen to love Nia and her discerning ways. Without her, Our work would be 💩. 😂
First, my flighty (get it) ideas are intended mostly as humor and with no critique of how and what your MO consists of. Nia? I discovered yesterday that Julie Andrews starred in the 1956 movie Around The World In Eighty Days. Based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. With our mutual enjoyment of her acting I imagined having 80 Days running on the studio monitor. Or The Sound Of Music? For the contagion of delight! Either would be an irresistible display of process!🤷🏽 Okay, okay. If that unleashed joy in the process for Nia that could require Adderall. Not the best result after all.
Hmmm. With the balloon trip she might have been “roughing it.” (Can you even begin to imagine her rough in any way?) Plenty of good reason to not force that on yourself. 😊
The burden of omniscience is a burden few, if any, can manage. I believe I shared once about the friend who confided that he wanted to be seen as a perfectionist by his coworkers. He quickly added, “I soon learned that I just wanted to look like a perfectionist! Even that took a lot of work.”
“For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth…” I can’t recalll if that memory comes from the Lutherans or the Catholics… maybe both. 🤷♀️
A quote from Rolf Gates book Meditations from the Mat has been near the surface of my thinking this week: We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Even the best humans among us throughout history seem to be flawed in some way.
I felt compelled to look up the quote. Here it is…
Materialism is a lie, we are spiritual beings with spiritual problems, and we need spiritual solutions. No matter how rich or powerful or impressive we may be, in the end, we must forsake all external power and embrace the power within.
And the quote that opens this particular meditation is from a woman named Ellen Bass…
There’s a part of every living thing that wants to become itself. The tadpole into the frog, the chrysalis into the butterfly, a damaged human being into a whole one. That is spirituality.
A note from LoveLetterist:
Funny how one thing leads to another?
Yesterday I saw a clip of some guy named Chris Williamson on Instagram.
I was curious to learn more about him.
Looked him up and found he hosts a popular podcast called Modern Wisdom.
Went to my podcast app and found it.
Clicked on an interview with Jordan Peterson.
Somehow between driving to and from the grocery and making dinner, I ingested the 3 1/2 hour (no kidding!) podcast. (I'd love to refer you to a specific time marker, but honestly, the entire conversation felt valuable to me. "To me" is the operative part of that sentence. You might think the whole thing is rubbish. 🤷🏻♀️)
Whew!
One of the reinforcing take-aways (for me) is that its easy to see where you want to go and to become frustrated when you can't be there in the snap of a candy cane.
I am reminding myself that sweetness resides in the climb itself.
What a fun and beautiful drawing, Gail. Thank you for sharing your wisdom here and a precious take-away.
My pleasure!
I so wish I didn’t know a couple things about candy canes that the link offered. The “modern” treatments of adding novel flavors 😵💫 left me in shock. “Everything’s better with bacon?” Dill pickle is a bridge too far! I wonder if those flavors occur in the stripes or the main white part?🤷🏽
Cal’s question about faces made me wonder if the Muses could sometimes be represented entirely as butterflies, with only the heads bearing Muse faces? Out of the question? Even for whimsy? 🙃 I entertain easily.
Nia, to me, displays consternation over the process! Did she listen to the podcast with you that you mentioned? Or read Dave Ramsay’s fitting quote? She reminds me of how I used to be for far too long. “I have to admit it’s getting better. It’s getting better all the time.” 😁
We went to a German Christmas market last week and there was a booth with everything dill-pickle-flavor. That was a hard "no thanks" for me.
Excellent idea generator! Thank you. For wee-ones, they could be butterflies. For young adults/adults, maybe more of what has been coming through my fingers currently. 🤔
We here at 3mm happen to love Nia and her discerning ways. Without her, Our work would be 💩. 😂
First, my flighty (get it) ideas are intended mostly as humor and with no critique of how and what your MO consists of. Nia? I discovered yesterday that Julie Andrews starred in the 1956 movie Around The World In Eighty Days. Based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. With our mutual enjoyment of her acting I imagined having 80 Days running on the studio monitor. Or The Sound Of Music? For the contagion of delight! Either would be an irresistible display of process!🤷🏽 Okay, okay. If that unleashed joy in the process for Nia that could require Adderall. Not the best result after all.
Your Muses. Your studio. Your brain and hands...
I do love Julie Andrews!
Egads! Then I'd have to be showered and made-up before beginning work. Not happening! 😱
Hmmm. With the balloon trip she might have been “roughing it.” (Can you even begin to imagine her rough in any way?) Plenty of good reason to not force that on yourself. 😊
Candy canes that taste like dill pickles are why many young people have trust issues, Gary!
Well, *also* the young people...
😂
Can you imagine expecting mint and tasting dill pickle instead?
I liked your pointing out “To me.” Like “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” And thanks for reminding me to savor the process along the way. 😁
I once read or heard that we shouldn't use qualifiers like "for me" and "to me" because doing so diminishes our authoritative/expert presence.
I'd rather not be an authoritative expert.
I'd rather be a learner.
And allow others to do the same.
Jordan can be a bit much for some I suspect.
I really appreciate how he clarifies bible scripture metaphors!
The burden of omniscience is a burden few, if any, can manage. I believe I shared once about the friend who confided that he wanted to be seen as a perfectionist by his coworkers. He quickly added, “I soon learned that I just wanted to look like a perfectionist! Even that took a lot of work.”
I’m thinking of a hymn from church…
“For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth…” I can’t recalll if that memory comes from the Lutherans or the Catholics… maybe both. 🤷♀️
A quote from Rolf Gates book Meditations from the Mat has been near the surface of my thinking this week: We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Even the best humans among us throughout history seem to be flawed in some way.
Evocative. Thanks.
I felt compelled to look up the quote. Here it is…
Materialism is a lie, we are spiritual beings with spiritual problems, and we need spiritual solutions. No matter how rich or powerful or impressive we may be, in the end, we must forsake all external power and embrace the power within.
And the quote that opens this particular meditation is from a woman named Ellen Bass…
There’s a part of every living thing that wants to become itself. The tadpole into the frog, the chrysalis into the butterfly, a damaged human being into a whole one. That is spirituality.