#12 ONE HUNDRED DAY CHALLENGE...... Don't Quit..........

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Challenging myself isn't easy....... I have gone off track a couple of times, and life has gotten in the way.  Lets see I should be at about #20...... It doesn't matter, what matters is that I haven't quit.

Life has done it's best to distract me.  Throwing in a few life challenges of it's own.  Over commitments, family concerns, and exhaustion at times.  The important thing is to stay focused on your goal.  Keep painting my WHY, and honing my skills, building my body of work and staying true to the dream.

Some of the ways I do this is to surround myself with positive and life affirming practices.  Meditation and prayer twice  a day.  Exercise, and eating well.  Gratitude for everything, even the things I don't much want.  Looking for the good in everything and everyone and tuning into the positive energy of others.  Most important good sound sleep.

This sounds like a long list but it is made up of small steps that lead to large accomplishments....

 My motto today.....DON'T QUIT....

OPENING THE PATH TO CREATIVENESS....... allow yourself to just do.

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I am going into the second week of my 100 Day Challenge to increase my productivity within the studio.  I am starting to see the magic in this experiment........

It's discipline that I sometimes lack, and with self-talk, and self-challenges I am moving into a more productive state of being.  I found that when I publicly challenged myself to paint a small painting everyday for 100 days that I couldn't back down.  It meant that my EGO stepped up......  I certainly wouldn't want  to look like a failure.......

I am beginning to see the true outcome of this challenge to be something entirely different.  When I put on my iTunes, settle into my studio, and pick up my brush  it becomes much more than putting paint to paper.  It is a time of reflection.......

It goes right to the heart of my being.......my creativity......my intuitive self.  I settle into who I am, the "WHY" of my painting and I intuitively create something beautiful.  It is soooo simple, I don't need to over analyse my canvas.... Just do.....I HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF TO JUST DO.

The other thing I am discovering is if I wait for inspiration......I may never pick up that brush.......  Since this is my financial security I am talking about.... that would be a disaster.  I need to produce work and lots of it.  I need to open the paths to MY creativeness.  The best way to do that is challenge myself to paint everyday.  I HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF TO JUST DO.

At first I thought that my 100 Day Challenge was a crazy idea, one that would surely fail...... Not now. The things I am learning about myself during this challenge will only lead to success.... I HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF TO JUST DO.

How have you opened your paths to creativeness?  What has been your challenge to yourself?  It is time to ALLOW YOURSELF TO JUST DO.