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Gratitude vs. Disappointment in Hard Times
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Gratitude vs. Disappointment in Hard Times

I’ve been thinking about joy. How it is a choice. 

The world is topsy turvy right now. I’m unhappy watching or reading the news. I don’t want to be “entertained” into denial or submission. I want to be aware but I also want to enjoy the gifts I have. It is a precarious, fragile tightrope walk these days. 

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January /Beginning Again
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January /Beginning Again

I’m beginning again after my winter holiday. Just entering the studio is daunting, like walking into the gym after a hiatus. My mental muscles resist. I contemplate procrastination, spin grand ideas, question ability, or worse, question, “Why bother?” Which become an existential inner dialogue.  If I don’t make a move fast those thoughts easily turn to distractions…”Maybe I should read, watch a movie, write a text to a friend, iron my socks…

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