Getting Started

There is often a mess of ideas ping-ponging around in my head, like lotto balls before they fall into place and reveal the numbers of someone’s newly-won fortune. So often people tell me, “Oh, I never would have thought of that!” after I explain some shape I see, an opportunity for color on a blank wall.

I have this extended capacity for seeing how things could be, and I lean into the question of “What happens if we choose joy Now?” when it comes to fashioning our homes with color, texture, art and style.

I want to ask more questions. I want to practice imperfectionism - the process of creating, living, acting in ways that imperfectly move toward an existence I dream of (we collectively dream of) - and I want to lay down the fears (the underbelly of perfectionism) that keep me from acting/creating/living at all, or at least not let those fears occupy the driver’s seat. Perfect isn’t relatable.

This week I am thinking about the process of letting go - of material goods, of patterns of self-defense that no longer serve, of relationships or stories that keep a person small. Even the things that aren’t broken and don’t need fixing, can these be let go as well? Does that serve any good? Let me know your thoughts in comments or email or phone call.

I also put on a Netflix show and painted pointy patterns with my favorite watercolors, Beam Paints, using their silky and very dark Mars Black. A small and simple way to practice imperfection.