Cartoon Pen & Watercolor
© 2010 Jean Burman
“Small steps taken often”… is a good prescription for life.
In time they will take us to where we want to go.
If we -
Work diligently
Live lovingly
Hope unfailingly
Eat sparingly *wink*
And do it now…
In time we might look behind to see how far we’ve come
and see how we prevailed.
In time we might look back with a mixture of laughter and regret
and know that at least we survived.
In time we will connect the dots
and see the pattern of our life.
But not before we have lived it…
nor before we have loved more than we have lost.
No-one knows where the future might lead…
That’s not for us to know
But we can know our own mind.
And set our own course.
Then do our level best
with the very best of intentions
and the best information to hand
and more than enough faith in ourselves to do the rest.
It won’t be easy… heck… it hasn’t been so far has it?!
But who knows how much fun we might have ahead of us…
making the dots that will one day get connected!
CHANGING how and what we do today
Will change who and where we are tomorrow.
But the catch is we have to do it today
We can’t wait for a better date
because what must be done won’t wait another day!
© 2010 Jean Burman
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Very nice, Jean!
Thanks John
Did you check out the Steve Jobs video? It starts out a bit slow but is well worth watching. I was inspired by his reference to connecting the dots. Made sense to me. And I love the impassioned conclusion! Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. Sounds like a plan to me… except for the hungry bit. But I think he more means “for knowledge” as opposed to say… breakfast. LOL
this reminded me of a little saying that I like, and it applies well to painting, I think: People judge you by what you have done; you judge yourself by what you think you can do tomorrow.
A pretty good way to motiviate yourself to paint all those ideas that have been floating around in your head that nobody else knows about!
People judge you by what you have done;
you judge yourself by what you think you can do tomorrow.
Very true Nick.
Artists (as indeed writers or creators of any sort) seem to be constantly seeking to raise the bar and can be incredibly hard on themselves in the process.
I met an accomplished musician once who had perfect pitch (not that uncommon) but his struggle for the perfect note not only for himself but everyone else who ever produced one…and every piece of music he ever listened to… spoiled the listening of it [for him] forever. In this case maybe “a little shabby around the edges” can be a good thing!
And yes… all those ideas… what to do to get them out there? My challenge is words and pictures coming at me in equal parts. It’s a struggle sometimes to get the priority right… but I keep working on it. Creative people are nothing if not moving pictures… a continual work in progress. LOL
Thanks for stopping by BTW…