'Do Whatcha Wanna'....
This is a hard concept for me and many people like me.
We understand the concept of getting a good education, striving to get a 'good' job, amassing wealth for long-range security (imaginary?) and juggling that with giving the best to your family and enough to your community.
Whew...what's left to 'Do Whatcha Wanna'?
For many of us, having a couple hours a week to pursue our passions is all there is. If you are like me, carving out even a couple hours a week to 'create' feels like a luxury. Sometimes there is a guilty feeling attached to taking time for myself to create something that will have no tangible value.
I envy those people who seem to know at an early age what they want to do - what they need to do - and are willing to sacrifice most other things in order to pursue that need.
I'm on the downhill slide towards 50. It's taken me longer to realize that my life won't fully be lived unless I make time to 'create'. Still now, it's hard to justify spending an afternoon painting or felting or writing when there is a to do list waiting and people or animals needing something from me.
Thinking about that earlier in the year, I connected with some like-minded artistic women to form a little art group. We met once and shared some ideas and inspiration. Great supportive women all of them. We even made a silly name for the group. The decision was made that we could arrange the time around my schedule of work and family life - since the rest are empty-nesters who are retired from their paying jobs.
Guess what? I haven't arranged the second meeting. No excuses.
What do YOU do to make sure you make time to 'Do Whatcha Wanna'?
