Dawn Blair's Blog, page 58

Trust the brain… maybe

I’m learning to trust my brain. It’s a hard thing to do because when I was younger, I knew my brain was doing good things for me, but it wasn’t ever good enough. I’ve had plenty of evidence of not being good enough throughout my life and I’m finally at a point where I am … Continue reading Trust the brain… maybe

Trying to tell me something

I don’t know what it is about my cat, Temmy, but I often wonder if she’s trying to tell me something. When I write, she bugs me: hold me, play with me, let me get into your painting stuff, I’ll get the other cats worked up, tables are for walking on, oh dishes in the … Continue reading Trying to tell me something

Between the layers

Two more ACEOs done tonight. I wanted to continue, but I realized it was starting to get late. I have learned how to slip into the layers of the paint. I often say with writing that there is a “hole” somewhere on the paper (remember, I used to write by hand or on a typewriter … Continue reading Between the layers

New adventure

I found magic in layers of paint. This week, I had an amazing breakthrough with my creativity thanks in part to the night I couldn’t sleep and a creativity class that I decided to take at the last moment. When I went to paint ACEOs tonight, I came with a different feeling. I am now … Continue reading New adventure

Average math

I had about 15 minutes to paint last night, so I did just that. I got 3 more ACEO starts done. My evening is short tonight, so I won’t have the chance to paint. Tomorrow night, however, I’m hoping to live the dream. (grin) If I put in 30 minutes tomorrow night, I’ve put in … Continue reading Average math

Reading when I should be sleeping

I woke up at 1 a.m. this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. I probably should have gotten up and started doing something, but I didn’t want the pets all thinking it was feeding time. Instead, I started reading Steven Pressfield’s Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be. I use to think … Continue reading Reading when I should be sleeping

A short one

On days when I rough a day at work, I watch For All Mankind and remind myself that I have it easy. At least I’m not trying to keep people alive in space. Sometimes their alternate views of history make me glad that isn’t my timeline. That’s all I can say about today. Cheers.

Be yourself first

It’s been a few nights where I’ve been having weird dreams. Each one is telling me a lot about myself in its own way. Sunday morning, I woke from the dream with the thought, “Everyone is trying to make me be what they want me to be, but I need to be myself first.” Now … Continue reading Be yourself first

Watching my mindset

Of the 6 starts I did yesterday, I completed three of the ACEO’s. None of them were the dark backgrounds. I had split my painting time today and I was hoping to get to one of the night sky backgrounds, thinking I’d break up some of the forest cards, but I couldn’t get the courage … Continue reading Watching my mindset

A few dark starts

The last thing I wanted today was to get sucked into the dramas I’ve been in the last few days. I’m glad that I lived by my motto of “write first” today, because no matter what I wanted (or thought I wanted), I decided I needed to make some decisions. I really couldn’t wait any … Continue reading A few dark starts