Recently I fell behind. Like - really behind. Sometimes I do fall behind - toddler twins will do that for you! For me it still fulfills the purpose I set out with, which was to be creative more regularly, to complete a 365 project (I've tried it with photographs before and always got lost early on) AND to help develop more of a sense of my own artistic style and voice.
All good.
Except sometimes in reality, one day not completing a goal/task, even the most fun, can easily turn into two or three, and from there into a week or more. I know once I'm there, it's easy to stop and quit.
This time I carried on. I recommitted to some regular art time at the end of the day. I used colours I loved. I used motifs, like mandalas and spirals, that I loved to paint. And the sheer fact that I was completing in a diary, with dates on, held my hand and got me back to a space where I knew I was behind, and gave me opportunity to catch up.
I got the job done. I'm up to date and proud that my diary is expanding to show the work I have done this year. It's real and visible both as a sign of a commitment to the work and to myself to show up, get things done, and give myself grace when I am falling behind.
Feeding the soul, one day at a time.
