“The leap is what defeats the fear, not waiting until fear disappears.” -Brené Brown
I’ve always loved illustrating dancers, so I knew that “dance” was a category that I’d want to continue with. To add a little depth, I decided to call it …
“Dance like Nobody is Watching.”
It’s pretty broad (and cliche too, but let’s give it a chance) – and it allows for images (and thought) that don’t necessarily fit the mold of what you might visualize when you think of dance.
The girl here is a revamp. I wanted to work on the illusion of movement, so I focused on redoing her hair. She actually reminds me of a friend of mine who has hair just like that – which is pretty rare after your 50s.
As I was working on her, she kind of transformed my thoughts. I started thinking about what might be under her. What is she leaping over? At first I considered a crocodile – to represent fear – but I didn’t want some big-toothed reptile to steal the show. I decided on mountains because they can represent anything.
That kind of brought me back full circle to some of the things I’ve talked about… imposter syndrome, a loud and obnoxious inner-critic (who is probably responsible for the syndrome), searching for a purpose, and even bouts with something that some might call serial enthusiasm.
Wow. Is there a hypochondria equivalent that involves constantly diagnosing yourself with psychological issues?
I’m kidding, but seriously… I realized this morning that I spend more time sharing my thoughts on these issues with you, here on the blog, than I spend on taking action, or making some kind of effort to change. Isn’t that why transformation is always so difficult? Easier said than done?
Anyway, I landed on the idea that the mountains here could represent transformation. In order to transform, you have to go from here… to there… while making your way over hurdles that can feel like Mount Everest. And most of the time, at least in my case, those obstacles aren’t even real, they’re imaginary. Psychological.
I’ll confess here and tell you that I’ve purchased a ton of books lately – especially after talking to you about purpose. All I can say is, “Where is that damn duster of mine because those books are D.U.S.T.Y.”
You get my drift? All show no go. Ha-ha!
So, maybe it’s time to do a revamp on my attitude. Nothing serious, just some baby steps. I’m challenging myself today to read ONE chapter of ONE new book.
And in order to hold myself accountable, I’ll share something with you tomorrow. Something that I learned. Or at least found interesting.
Maybe for now my purpose is simply this; to walk through some kind of transformation that improves not only my own existence, but the existence of others as well. Maybe it’ll just improve my content! That’s not so bad either.
All I know is that nothing’s going to happen if I don’t take some kind of leap… and I prefer it be in faith, on my own accord, rather than being blindfolded and pushed (watching too many murder mysteries!).
I think that’s all for today. I’ll be back soon enough! Until then, thank you for reading/viewing… I hope you found some enjoyment here!
Peace & Love.
Slow progress is better than no progress
a sprinkle of faith 
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