The state of my mind/ desk

Sadly there was no recorded wisdom on Monday and this incredibly honest photo is an accurate reflection of the state of my mind as well as my work desk.  My unsettled lifestyle can lead to chronic scattiness.  I should say, I sometimes allow my lifestyle to lead to chronic scattiness.  Tough if you are a tad driven. The desk says it all...Nepali language text book unopened for days, empty tiles with several half started bits and bobs, Diary full of jobs, travel paraphernalia, ideas notebook...Some wisdom did cross my path as I was getting my roots done this morning.  Rather than catch up with the antics of Brangelina, as is my wont in the hairdressers, I read my Creative Development Manual (my 50th birthday present to myself-by Tory Hughes.  Magnificent.  Buy it.) She wrote something that made me smile and cringe.  And that is often where good, action-producing-wisdom starts - the cringing smile of recognition. She says If you are like a lot of people, you probably have a lot of clever dance steps to do as you avoid completing your projects.  These may be accompanied by a background murmur of 'But no, I really do need to redo the entire piece/ stop making art altogether/ clean under the hot water heater/ run away and join the circus (and quite frankly this option looks like the serene alternative to my life at times).  Then she encourages you to compassionately get over yourself in a way that I found very helpful.  Remember your intention and go all the way with it.  Her metaphor of times of flow and ebb was perfect for me this week!I did flow with my faux beads and you can see that necklace hidden under the books.  This is part of work I am doing towards an Exhibition so I was pleased I persisted with that instead of waiting until things settled down.  That is my wisdom for the week I guess, Being unsettled is the new normal.  Get over it.  Embrace it. Finally, we had a fun class last Saturday. Here is a photo of most of the ladies loving themselves sick (two snuck out before the camera did):      And their reasons:Aren't they gorgeous!?