The more I look at blogs, surf the internet, read my own books, and just think...the MORE I want to do! I couldn't sleep just imagining everything when a little voice gently whispered "focus" and then the voice got much louder and I decided to do just that...FOCUS.
In my doll world, I want to concentrate on the Hittyville Directory and my new little friend, Tabby. And then of course, Lewis and Hitty Rose, Betsy and my cloth dolls, and Poppy Merry and her entire family. All the other dolls have their busy little lives and will pop up now and then, but I would really like to FOCUS on the ones pictured!
Tomorrow, I will list what I want to focus on as far as my projects are concerned.
I used Pic Monkey for the embellishments...FUN!
Always good to have a focus. I know how difficult that can be sometimes when there are so many wonderful ideas out there! Hope you slept better last night, now knowing what your focus is going to be.
ReplyDeleteLorraine, I slept like a baby! :-)
DeleteI often wake up at 3 a.m.--have been doing it for years. My Naturopath mentioned something about the meaning of that according to Chinese medicine. She said it was grief. The Chinese Meridian Clock says fear and anxiety and adds bladder issues in there.
ReplyDeleteI call it "hyperdrive" and I think you know this feeling very well--the brain rockets off and has so many ideas and keeps firing away. I imagine that this mimics some of the lighter manic phases of bipolar disorder. I ran this by a bipolar friend of mine and she scoffed, but I am sure it does mimic early stages of a manic episode. Brains--wonderful things but tricky. The good brain does many things but can get away from us.
I also think that creative people just naturally have the juice that won't quit. The switch goes off and you are compelled to examine ideas and read about things and sort things out. I find if I think about a new project or piece of art right before bed, my brain won't stop. Similarly, computer use (all that light beaming at you) before bed guarantees that you can't relax.
I am not a focused person. I sometimes envy people that enjoy one discipline like drawing. I do everything, I must have 30 things I enjoy and flit from one to the other. I really think some of us are wired slightly differently, and get lost in the constant see-saw of disciplines and ideas, learning, creating, churning out the juice. ;-) I never relax, I am this type, my brain does this thing. It's one of the things that caused my chronic muscle tension and chronic pain too--the old switcharoo in the brain.
Still, a focus for a time can be good, bring you down to earth. I often say I am a "Stratos Dweller" because I am up in the clouds most of the time in my mind. (Star Trek reference #345-- Stratos dwellers versus troglodytes--interesting.) The stuff about grounding yourself, centering etc. really does have practical, necessary application for those of us who are creative.
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Oh my, Judy...I never quite analyzed myself like that regarding my nocturnal habits! I think you are quite right about that switch...Most of the time, I am quite happy moving from one activity to the next...but, occasionally I decide it is time to finish at least one or two things...and then I do and all is right with the world. I like the Stratos Dweller analogy...I am right there with you!
DeleteRight, there is such a thing as over-analysis. I consider it detached observation though. Hey Vicki, when you wake up at 3 a.m. for 13 years you tend to want to examine the phenomenon. Oh dear.
ReplyDeletePoppy and Merry are so cute, their little clothes are cute too.
I think it is important and necessary to analyze why we do what we do...especially if it is keeping us from getting a good night's sleep! And then once we figure it out??? It's too bad that isn't enough to put us back to sleep! :-)
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