The Gift of Time

At a young age I remember saying to my mom: "Time is money, but money isn't time". And, I couldn't agree with myself any more then I do now. But, now there is a pressure I feel with my time. I do consider it a gift. And, I want to spend the time as freely as possible. And, that in my life right now is without all the guilt. I am not even going to blame my guilt on my Catholic upbringing. But, deep inside it lingers, and it is right there to say: "you can't do that!". Being free is not as easy as I thought it would be. I am making the best of it, and making good decisions. Most of all not making quick decisions on how to spend my time. I try not to get any subscriptions, and forget to use them. Getting out of weight watchers taught me that lesson. But, weight watchers also helped me the most with goal setting. So, each day runs into another. I am glad I will start working soon, and have the plan of taking some time to do some fun things on my time off. I may even take a drive to Pigeon Forge soon to see my sister. And, from there I would love to go to Asheville. The gift I showed above is from my last Ebay sale. I also have been really enjoying selling on ebay. A lot of what I am selling I really love. I thought this would be really hard for me to do. But, it is what is giving me the most joy right now. I am really liking putting in my art work. The tag was cut from a painting I didn't really like. Part of my guilt is not knowing what to do with a lot of the painting I have done. But, slowly the piles are dwindling. And, it feels better. I also started embroidering again. It takes a lot of time. But, I LOVE it! I will be part of an exhibition. I will share more information as it gets closer. It has been really helpful keeping my spirits up. Quote of the day: “Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.” ― Anne Lamott I finally finished Anne Lamott's book "Bird by Bird" and Julia Cameron's Artist's Way "It's Never too Late to Start Again". Both so helpful. I listened to "Bird by Bird" on Audible. And, the Julia Cameron's is a chapter a week with prompts. Don't suggest doing this, but I am glad I finally finished. Another thing was the guilt of not finishing by the start of the new year. But, this is my FREE time, so why do I have such strict guidelines for myself? Song of the Day: Don't Stop by Jon Batiste My internet goes in and out. When it came up this morning I recieved an email for something I have been looking for. Long Beach Island Arts Foundation already has a ceramics drop in for $35 on Saturday, but I was looking for something for FREE. And, this is what is now available: Creative Aging class. I registered for the afternoon class. I have a van that can sit six people. Please let me know if you sign up. I would be happy to drive you there.