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Category Archives: quote It is good for us to reflect on the simplicity and focus that Steve Jobs incorporated into his life. He never gave up, on his inner visions. As a result his actions have had a very obvious positive effect on our lives. He also kept encouraging us to do the same. “Your work is…  Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly… show 9 comments 
Nina, We did have fun that day! I love the Bruce Lee quote. You are right, I agree…To teach is to “draw out” the treasures that the student contains within him or herself! beth
Karen, You have such a beautiful capability of taking even the smallest mundane moment and beth
Thank you, Trisha. The man was inspiring when you wsee that he kept going forward or around difficulties, transforming them relentlessly, even, it appears, to his acceptance of the finality of his life. 
Met your blog through A-List Bloggers. Great work. What I need to live my inspired life is creating art. We are like minded creatives. Beautiful work! 
I was trying to respond to the newest blog with the sumptuous rendering of pines and trees in a summer wind. Somehow I ended up in the warm quiet evening scene which is not where my head is but I guess my heart took me there, maybe to quiet my inner voice. Anyway, my creativity too never ceases when I allow myself to see beyond the triflings of house and job. When I am truly beyo d the wear and tear of a moment I can even see the beauty and simplicity of the very thing that I detest doing… Like the dishes that are calling me…and the wet laundry…. And the lesson plans… But while I drive today to visit my mom, I will have my iPad and I will be drawing and thinking about the lushness of charcoal and India Ink and the sensuality of clay 
PS I really like the colors in this picture Beth–would like to see the original!!
I read the link to Scott Belsky and read his thoughts. Then listened to the speech Steve Jobs gave at Standford. Both were helpful to me and filled with inspiration. 
Martin Vinette!!!!! The color match. Did Allen have fun, too? Color, Love, Hope, My Sons, My Dog (Tinkerbell), The Heavens, Transformation and Integration “A good instructor 
that is an amazing quote – truly inspiring show 4 comments 
That quote from Hebrews has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I find it to be thought-provoking. I am enjoying all your paintings. Mom 
David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, spelled out something during an interview with Charlie Rose which sounded so familiar to me, yet, was giving it a new frame to understand. For years, I practiced the process of intensely working on a painting, and then step away to create some space, often, letting it sit over night. It is our unconscious that gets to work when we relax after an intense, conscious effort. David Brooks said: “You have to feed the unconscious”. It is this wonderful interplay between conscious effort and the unconscious that creates art. Sounds old, yet new.
Slow down and observe the process, is right!
This reminded me to slow down this morning. That is quite an accomplishment considering the tenor of the last 4 weeks. thank you. show 5 comments 
I don’t know what I love more, the beautiful watercolor, the headline, or the sweet little story.
Oh Jenna, I am so glad to hear from you. Isn’t A-list the best? Exploring creativity is a passion, inspired by my work. 
Hello from a fellow A-list blogger! Found your blog on the member’s blogs page and I’m really excited to start reading your blog. I love the quote above. It’s so wonderful for so many reasons. Hopefully your blog will help me rediscover my creativity. Keep up the good work! Jenna
“Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” –Zen Proverb
“Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” –Zen Proverb |
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admin - Agreed, Joan! The funny thing about day to day living is that we often forget that we have no guarantee that we are going to awaken the next day. I know that I think my art is my greatest work, but it may be the time I shared my homemade bread with some fishermen working their second job on my shift at a fabric printing factory. And as you described, a person’s “great work” can continue to change…even on a daily basis.
Joan Henehan - The great work is different for each person and can change throughout one’s lifetime. In short, though, I would like to think that we can each put back a bit more than we take from the world, each according to their abilities.
Knowing that there are time constraints can certainly keep some momentum going!