“On a Quest, Fear comes to the surface, like cream to be skimmed off”

Denise Linn (via Artists Way twitter)

Every artist at some point had to decide that they didn’t have to justify themselves to the people around them.

Cheryl Strayed (via Explore)

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

Katharine Hepburn

I found this inspirational talk from Alan Watts via the Zen Pencils website. I really like the idea that if you do what you desire, the money will come. I also like the thought that living a short life doing what you want is better than living a long life of misery.

So, how does one let go? Personally, I don’t know yet. The worrying question is that I am not sure I want to. There is definitely a part of me that still wants to play the game. What I don’t want to do is go back and play with my old guild. Was this all just a pretense to leave my guild? I don’t know. I do know I was tired of living by a set of rules that, although oddly successful, should have destined the guild’s raiding efforts a failure.

This whole, “let’s get creative”, thing is proving harder than I suspected. I am finding it hard to “just show up”. I find myself doing anything other than being creative; watching tv, reading, watching movies, etc. I really like having the spare time and freedom offered from not playing anymore, but there is definitely a lot more work and understanding left in this journey.

National Geographic 2012 Photo Contest Winner

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