30 Days of Creative Play

Big goals, big life goals. You’re looking at them. And they’re scaring me!

I have set the intention of making time, each and every day over the next month, for creative play. I have not limited myself to which medium or material or process. But whatever form the making takes, it must embody joy, playfulness, creativity, curiosity, and enjoyment. I post this here, front and centre, to hold myself accountable. This publicness more than anything is what makes me nervous. What if I’m not able to maintain this commitment to myself? What if I fall down in while you’re all watching. I’ve done it before. How will this time be different?

In 2022, I set out to paint 30 birds. I only made it to 16. At the time, I saw it as a failure. But today, now that I am past the disappointment of not reaching my goal, I can see that I have 16 more birds than I would have had without the original goal. And I love each and every one of those little creatures.

So today I trust, that even if I fall down and fail to make it till the end, the path trod will take me someplace new. Here I go!