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9/8/2018

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..plod.
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Sketchbooks and notebooks. First I divided them into used/unused. I have a stack to give away and I have almost finished looking through the used ones and am throwing most of them away but for a few sketches I like.  I have assimilated most of the ideas in the notebooks, and the shredder is red hot!
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Quite a big bag of old artwork for the recycling bin. It wasn't hard to decide what to keep and what to throw, but it took a while and I was getting very weary of it.

Then about 5pm I just felt this wash of energy come over me.

It can only be because of all this clearing :-)

And yesterday's paradise moment still makes me glow when I think of it.

No more boring photos of my clutter.

Promise.


20 Comments
Mary
10/8/2018 02:13:57 am

Amazingly productive! I am all admiration. Must have been your paradise moment that gave you that extra kick.

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:02:57 pm

Pressing on..

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Gail
10/8/2018 04:36:18 am

Amazing. Of course you’re weary....you’re not sorting factory made socks. Rather, you are deciding on keeping-tossing former sparks of inspiration and evidence of work. Pat yourself on the back

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:04:17 pm

Yes, I will Gail!

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Lucille link
10/8/2018 05:43:11 am

Gives one heart! Well done.

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:04:56 pm

Thank you Lucille.

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cath
10/8/2018 06:46:16 am

I find your clutter photographs quite inspiring :)

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:05:37 pm

Good!

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Lotta link
10/8/2018 10:57:30 am

Sounds like excellent progress! And it will be worth all the plodding... We need the photos of clutter otherwise how will we appreciate the full transformation?! Hope you'll take an 'after' pic for us.

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:06:21 pm

Any day now...

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Julia
10/8/2018 02:06:03 pm

I’ve got both my feet firmly in the inspired and interested camp too, freda! Will enjoy all your photos of the spiritual work you are doing! And what i cannot wait to hear is what is in your future, now that you have cleared out so much that does not spark joy anymore!

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Freda
10/8/2018 02:09:25 pm

But what if I still don't know Julia?

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Mary
10/8/2018 06:48:59 pm

That's okay, too. You will at least have clear out space and that alone is worth the effort. One worry at a time.

Susan
11/8/2018 12:56:53 am

I was reminded of the Gestalt cycle, recently, in particular the Fertile stage that occurs after one has ... felt inspired with direction, researched, prepared, leapt into productive action, accomplished a task, celebrated achieving it and then ...... encounters a stage of unsettledness, directionless, confusion about what and where next. As I understand it, that stage is part of the process that one just has to sit with, until the next inspiration forms.
You will know what to do, Freda. Allow yourself not to know until the time's right.

Susan
11/8/2018 12:59:39 am

PS I have found your photos of clutter, immensely reassuring!

Julia
11/8/2018 03:01:09 am

Freda and all....the excerpts from rilke’s letter that are posted here at this link are, i think, the answer to your question, freda
Sending love,
http://www.mysticmamma.com/do-not-now-seek-the-answers/

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Mary
11/8/2018 03:25:26 am

Good timing, Julia. Just read that book (Letters to a Young Poet) a couple of weeks ago.

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Julia
11/8/2018 04:05:34 am

Sounds like you are making good use of your retirement free time, mary!

Susan
11/8/2018 04:12:01 am

Thank you, Julia. Wonderful. I've printed & pinned it up & will seek out the book.

Freda
12/8/2018 01:46:07 am

I love when you talk to each other here - thank you for the support and useful links!

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