inspired

Last week I had my first phone consult with art coach Brainard Carey, and I couldn't be more thrilled. I'm more excited about my work than I have been in an extremely long time. Feeling very hopeful and positive. What happened? A few little time management tips and just having someone listen well and be supportive I think. Oh yes, and hearing myself outloud.
I spent a lot of time this week looking at inspirational art books that are similar in genre to the one I've been working on, and that just got me very fired up. I'm working on the back jacket copy that describes the book and hooks a reader. And today, after swimming in Sabrina Ward Harrison's website, I'm reconsidering an idea I had when I first started the book. Which is to design or create the pages as if they were a part of the art process itself.
What I'm finding particulary amazing, is that in this jam-packed life of mine where there never seems to be enough time for the things I love -- I am finding time to work on this project and getting so jazzed by it, that I'm spending even more time on it. I'm not even worried that my steam will fizzle.
There was a moment that I thought, maybe I should give up the harmonium lessons, and then I rethought, definitely not. This is all about living fully and embracing the extremely multi-faceted person that I am. Brainard gave me a shot in the arm about this: there are more than numerous examples of people who do a lot of things successfully. Some of us are just built that way. I may need to focus on one thing at a time, but that doesn't mean I have to confine myself, or limit myself in any way.
Maybe this is second nature to most folks, but I feel like I'm relearning life. Isn't it amazing?
This post is linkless because I'm writing from work where the usual bells and whistles don't work. More about this exciting process in future posts, with links to inspire and fire you up too.