tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post8337831643470516414..comments2023-06-15T15:16:23.591+01:00Comments on threadnoodle: Words for livingIzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032407776491997007noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-29855855367798532812018-01-04T13:58:37.866+00:002018-01-04T13:58:37.866+00:00We do need a sense of direction but I love working...We do need a sense of direction but I love working with serendipity....that does have a habit tho of spiraling off in all directions! I do have a list of words....somewhere - while looking (there's another 'spiral'!) I found a list of questions, copied down I'm sure like "write 5 sentences describing your connection to your work.....5?! We do pressure ourselves, we do sit back too much, i guess it's that old 'balance' thing. I'll let you know when I find it!emma-alittlebitofeverythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07048285426217714669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-37923099942462180132017-12-31T13:44:57.161+00:002017-12-31T13:44:57.161+00:00Very wise words Jeni - thank you.Very wise words Jeni - thank you.Izhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032407776491997007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-39065006630238222572017-12-31T11:54:11.801+00:002017-12-31T11:54:11.801+00:00Certainly something to think about, thank you. I ...Certainly something to think about, thank you. I can see both sides of the comments above. But above all, I believe it is about our own attitudes to these things as much as it the words or, indeed, the avenues we choose to motivate ourselves. There are days when I don't even want to get out of bed, then there are days when I feel that I can tackle the world. So, lovely people, create when you can, stop when you feel you can't create, but most of all enjoy doing what you can, when you can. Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274953324621218318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-19891914591642648312017-12-30T11:23:06.883+00:002017-12-30T11:23:06.883+00:00Hmmmm. I shall have to think about that, although ...Hmmmm. I shall have to think about that, although Colour and Pattern would both make the shortlist. I must admit, though, I'm almost the reverse of being a sucker for those lists - I tend to suspect the compilers of them of not following their own advice and simply exporting stress and performance anxiety to the rest of the population!<br />That said, like you, I need to do something to deal with the way the world is wagging at the moment. More thinking to come....!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-35626895538905416542017-12-30T09:42:50.791+00:002017-12-30T09:42:50.791+00:00Exciting! Are you off on your travels too?Exciting! Are you off on your travels too?Izhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032407776491997007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-27450443221881442662017-12-30T09:03:30.359+00:002017-12-30T09:03:30.359+00:00That should be ' dictate' - not distaste !...That should be ' dictate' - not distaste !! Living to work - working to livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355154288430953478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-19875733537830108252017-12-30T09:02:22.035+00:002017-12-30T09:02:22.035+00:00Trying again! First words of wisdom failed to publ...Trying again! First words of wisdom failed to publish! <br /><br />So, what I was trying to say was how we cope with this concept and obtain a sense of direction in the day job. What we do is plan - business plan if you like- for the year ahead. We set our collective ambitions and work out targets along the way if these ambitions are to be met. As a SMT we meet and review these targets regularly and we are not wedded to the plan. We retain a flexibility so that we can take advantage of opportunities that emerge. <br /><br />I think in art this is also how I work. I tend to use January to plan for things I want to do during the year and they distaste the general direction of travel. That said, I do like the idea of the words and will try the technique Nicholas suggests. <br /><br />So, while as artists we might only be micro businesses I think there is a merit in following a commercial model. ( even if making money is not the actual outcome). Hope these ramblings all make sense. Living to work - working to livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355154288430953478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-48913282363423859372017-12-29T21:24:57.235+00:002017-12-29T21:24:57.235+00:00Ooh I like this idea - so much better than giving ...Ooh I like this idea - so much better than giving up chocolate or joining a gym! I read your 'word for 2015' post, and the info about choosing my word, but I'd already more or less settled on mine. So, thank you - my word for 2018 is going to be 'explore'! vintagerockchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771490446494303513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739922321557827659.post-42197064964017990932017-12-29T16:56:42.537+00:002017-12-29T16:56:42.537+00:00Just reading this makes me feel totally inactive! ...Just reading this makes me feel totally inactive! I never seem to get to grips with resolutions, intentions, words yet feel a need for change more than anything else... always wanting change which I see as a sign of not really being content with what I currently do. I've come to the conclusion I am searching for something that maybe isn't there!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.com