Monday Morning

There is a chill in the air today. It feels like October. I am feeling more encouraged every day. September was a tough month. The word for October is "press-on". It is time to stop accepting "good enough" and press-on to excellenence. I heard a really good speaker yesterday, Paul DeJong, from New Zealand. He spoke about not accepting medocrity. I was suprised to learn how much I have done that lately. You know when you catch yourself saying things like, "Well, it could be better, but it's not bad." He gave examples about business, family and marriage. I realated to all of them. Well, it's not great, but at least it's not as bad as...

So, what are you settling for today? What could you do better? It's not about trying harder. It is about expecting more. My emphasis with Art and Soul has been to "Just do the work." I've wanted Art and Soul to be an encouragement for all of us to get our artwork done. Don't accept what life throws at you. Fight for your artwork. So what if the living room needs vaccuuming. Your art is a reflection of the real you. (Besides you know all that dirt you've been vaccuuming for years? We'll, guess what, it's what they cover your casket with when you die. They come in with giant paper vacuum bags and dump it on you. Ha. See, in the end the dirt wins, unless you put emphasis on what is important to you.)

Do the work.