It was nice for several reasons, one being the fact that I feel like I am slowly collecting a handful of friends that I can contact and invite to accompany me on little excursions like Gallery Night. So much of the stifling that I've felt since moving here and getting married has come from the fact that my husband does not share all my interests and, furthermore, is very much a homebody. He doesn't like to go to things like Gallery Night and if I force him to go he gets annoyed and therefore annoying. I'm glad I finally have gotten to know several people well enough that I'm comfortable inviting them out with me. And I hope to deepen these shallow friendships and thereby deepen my roots here.
Gallery Night was also nice because it was inspiring. Had I not spent the day working outside in our yard, creating a garden and enjoying the warmest day so far this year, I would have been painting today. I long to pick up a paintbrush and create. It's on my constant to do list and it keeps getting pushed further down. I need to put it at the top.
Time is such a constant battle in life. "Oh, if only I had more time..." I'll die wishing I had more time. But I shouldn't. I should just prioritize. Just do stuff. Stop talking about it, thinking about it, writing it in lists, putting it off, pushing it back. Just do it.
And so, in no particular time frame, but sometime soon, I prioritize painting. I am fighting the incredible temptation right now to list out the ten other things I prioritize doing, but I won't because that would detract from my moving of painting to the near-top of the priorities list.
I think I could be an okay artist if I had the time...
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