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“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.” ― Seth Godin, Poke the Box

How to Focus on Your Goals

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Image by Toàn Lê from Pixabay

Hi everyone. Well, I’m gonna start talking more about screenwriting and what I’m doing along those lines. And one of the things I’m doing is I’ve signed up with a mentor. I have a mentor through Women in Film and Video, and we haven’t started yet, but we are working on having our first meeting, I guess. And one of the things that goes with this mentorship is that I’ve been getting assignments, so to speak, from Women in Film and Video. Things to watch, read, listen to. And there’s a really great video I just saw about focus, and it’s interesting because I thought, “Oh, I know this.” And it’s like, well, okay. Yeah, I know this. But then I really started to listen to it. And I thought, you know, something? This is well worth listening to. It’s well worth everybody listening to, so what I’m gonna do is include it in whatever blog post I put this in.

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How to Relax and Draw

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Image by Biljana Jovanovic from Pixabay

So, I’m doing my Sunday morning yoga routine, and I get to the Relaxation After phase, because there are a few phases to my yoga routine.

And, because it’s Sunday, this is the part where I’m supposed to imagine myself on a beach. And I hate the beach. Fuck the beach.

But then I remember the last time I dwelled on that particular feeling and decided to do the impossible, in my mind. And I decided to be impossible (in my mind).

And the image that emerged was this. A cartoon woman with blonde hair and sunglasses, lying alone on a beach. Her hair is too perfect. And she’s tan, which is impossible for me. She lies in a small open area defined by a few palm trees. There’s a distinctly Sixties vibe in this image.

I consider this later and wonder why I liked it. The image is a reflection of some almost antiquated notions about women (to me, anyway). It almost screams “white privilege” and that disturbs me, because that is something about which I’m more than acutely aware.

But, then, on another Sunday, I do my yoga routine and get to that part. And rather than reject, as I did previously, I embrace it again and imagine a different woman than me. She could have skin of any color, but I decide upon a Black woman.

She is also impossible in her mind. I can only imagine what she looks like. But her impossible woman also reflects her own ideals and hidden advantages. In any case, my impossible woman may be alone right now, but she knows there’s another impossible woman out there somewhere. And they’ve each got each others’ backs.

PS: This isn’t really an online class on how to draw, unless it is (accidentally). The secret is to just pick up a pencil and use your imagination. 🙂

I owe a debt of gratitude to the folks who came up with Creative Sprint.

Start here.

 

PPS: I think this may even pass as a tribute to Women’s History Month. Maybe. 🙂

PPPS: I don’t even have kids and this book interests me.

Last, but not least, a shitload of links about Blockchain, NFTs, and stuff via Joanna Penn.

Here are some examples.

I do wish I could ignore get past that whole environmental impact problem!

Final Update for 2021

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Image by Anrita1705 from Pixabay

Hi. Well, let’s see, it’s the end of the year. And so what I want to do is start establishing some new habits. Now it’s interesting that this coincides with the end of the year, because I always say, I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions and I don’t, but I do believe that you can change at any time.

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