Saturday, August 8, 2009

Quitting has its Benefits



Being a quitter has its benefits. This past week I finished the job I quit and after three days of recovering from a full week of work, I see the results. What are those?

Having three days to recover. Taking in a great movie at the Tropic. Going swimming at the beach. Reading a book. Painting and hanging with friends.

Hurray for Quitters!! I finally have time to do some art. Gotta tie up a couple loose ends before I take my trip next month but that's going to be enjoyable. Thought I was destined for Australia but chose Colorado instead. Strange how it all happened cause I never expected to go back there.

Will be going to see some good old friends in Denver for a few days then heading down to the southwest corner to assist a Buddhist monk in painting a temple. The perfect culmination of a two year journey finding my artist self again.

Learned after last year's trip to Spain, you need a buffer zone to get into vacation mode. Vacation time for me is like being launched out of a rocket and then floating in a spacesuit. You need time to adjust to the weightlessness.

In the meantime, I paint bugs...


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