Each one of us has a fire in our hearts for something.
It's our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.
- Mary Lou Retton
Welcome to Taco Tuesday here at Altered Whimseys, where pretty much anything goes. After the weekend, and spending Monday to recover, Tuesday we can sit back and let whatever happens happen. I'm horrible and keeping to a schedule, which is ironic because I have like three daily planners that I maintain to do just such a thing.
My planner and journal stack....
It's a sickness I know. The quote above I found in the Bible study I'm currently participating in called She's Still There, created by Chrystal Evans Hurst for her book by the same name. That study has been a life changer, let me tell ya... but that's not what this post is about. See.... I really do get out of focus, not only is it day to do, it's from paragraph to paragraph. Anyhow, the quote really struck a chord in me; my passion is my writing and paper crafting, and for me the two go hand in hand. This blog is a direct result of that passion. Keeping my passion for both of these lit is however, a struggle. Life happens, lack of creative mojo happens, and before I know it my blog is so far behind it's ridiculous and I haven't made a card in months.... yes months....
How do I keep this fire lit? A friend once told me I should set aside at least one hour a day to work on my craft. Whether I do anything during that time frame or not is irrelevant, I just need to sit my tush down behind my desk at at least try to make something, or design something to make, or even read something inspiring that spurs you on to create (Like reading the quote above.)
When I was young I loved to figure skate, even got good enough to compete a bit on the lower levels. I had a passion for it, so much that I forced myself to get up at the crack of dawn to go practice every weekend, I spent every bit of money I earned during my high school job to pay for lessons and it payed off. No, I never went to the Olympics or anything like that; but I did accomplish what I set out to do, and that was to feed my passion for ice skating.
Me showing off my new figure skates on the front steps of my childhood home after practice. This was way before the days of digital and the only camera in our home was my grandfather's 35mm Kodak point and shoot which only he was allowed to touch, so I was never able to get a picture of myself out on the ice. I'm still regretting it to this day.
What is is the fire in your heart? Your passion? How do you keep it lit?
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