Fail, Fail, Fail

Wow!

I was privileged to attend the TEDxUbud event on May 24th. at the beautiful Five Elements Resort near Ubud. It was a full day of inspiration and motivation to continue living our dreams or  to begin them.

The speakers were hand picked Indonesians and foreigners working here. There were stories of great darkness lit by a spark that went on to bring the dreamer to bright light. There were stories of love and kindness and all were marked by creativity at their cores.

It motivated me to work on a project I have put aside because I didn't know how to do it. Myshkin Ingawale told us to, "Fail, fail, fail, but fail early," and get it over with, then you can use what you've learned to create what you want. If nothing else we will have learned a lot.

I went to my painting studio today and worked on failure.   I hope to post some photos in "What's New" on my web site when I've turned the failure into a product that 'World on a String" will be proud of. 

Here's to Failure! 

NOW

We are dropping like flies in the expat community here in Ubud, We've lost five in the last two months from old age to cancer to sudden unknown death - autopsies are rare here so we'll never know why Michale just keeled over and left us.

Lou Zeldis' memorial at Linda Garland's estate was a wonderful tribute to him complete with Balinese ceremony to send his soul off in speedy and theatrical fashion. I wondered if he knew how loved and admired he was or how much he will be missed.

These deaths reiterate over and over to live dreams NOW or at least take what steps are necessary to set them into motion and to lavish friends with love and appreciation NOW, before it's time for their memorial.

Gestation

Things are brewing on the creative front. I have a commission to do involving a crystal and a carving with little else to go on. I haven't been able to think about this while deadlines were being met but now the way is clear. I find even though I don't know how this will look, it's on my mind purring along in the background. Glimpses appear and I stop whatever I'm doing to sketch the possibilities.

Then there is always the pressure of the mind wanting to raise the red flag of panic, "Are you sure you can do this, Susan?"  Somehow, if this goes as it always has before, the gestation will finish and the idea will appear at just the right moment and the hard work will be done.

I love the creative process and the trust it demands!