Ok, I’ve been busy. Doing what I’m not entirely sure. I feel like I’m finally figuring out who i am. I didn’t even realize that it was happening. Two eye opening life changing months ago and now I’m taking risks and finding out what i like and don’t like. Not being afraid to just be me even when it’s not popular or isn’t in style etc…
A bunch of my art. Art is a great way for me to experience something more fully, and be more present. I have to give it my full attention and concentration.
I found this site, a lot of it is deep psychology stuff which i just realized i love reading, even thou i hate reading novels. Just another thing I’m figuring out. Here’s a quote that pretty much sums it up.
EIGHT WAYS TO SELF ACTUALIZE
1. Experience things fully, vividly, selflessly. Throw yourself into the experiencing of something: concentrate on it fully, let it totally absorb you.
2. Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth): Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
3. Let the self emerge. Try to shut out the external clues as to what you should think, feel, say, and so on, and let your experience enable you to say what you truly feel.
4. When in doubt, be honest. If you look into yourself and are honest, you will also take responsibility. Taking responsibility is self-actualizing.
5. Listen to your own tastes. Be prepared to be unpopular.
6. Use your intelligence, work to do well the things you want to do, no matter how insignificant they seem to be.
7. Make peak experiencing more likely: get rid of illusions and false notions. Learn what you are good at and what your potentialities are not.
8. Find out who you are, what you are, what you like and don’t like, what is good and what is bad for you, where you are going, what your mission is. Opening yourself up to yourself in this way means identifying defenses–and then finding the courage to give them up.
Let go of the ego, fear, pride, defense, and guilt. Start living, my way of living, and take a risk.
I recently tried out a biz that i thought i would love. It turned out the exact opposite. No worries, no regrets, just glad i tried something new. If you never try you’ll never know. Now i know for sure. Next =) Now, i’m busy packing and getting home prepped for renters. That in itself is a risk, and an adventure.
Hope you all get the chance to take one risk or try something new, or do something you’ve always wanted to do , or just speak your truth, how you feel about.. whatever =) – FS
April 3rd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Yes, it’s important to take risks. (But it can be very scary…)
Looks like you are doing well! I love your art. Have fun being who you are!
April 4th, 2010 at 6:33 am
You’re so talented — your artwork is gorgeous! You’re right, without taking risks we will never reach our dreams!
April 4th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I LOVE THIS. A lot… and your art is beautiful. I really love the flower piece. Art is the same thing for me. I get very focused and it’s very therapeutic for me which is why I miss being creative so much.
I also really appreciate you sharing the Maslow Self Actualization link with us. I read through the whole thing and want to read more about it. “In other words, man has an internal, natural, drive to become the best possible person he can be.” That’s EXACTLY what I’m trying to do. You rock! XOXO
April 6th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Loved this post! You are right – if you don’t try, you’ll never know what will work for you!
Hugs!