New Year’s Resolution

It's been a long, long time since I've posted anything... so here I am.

Normally I don’t bother with New Year’s Resolutions, but the one I did make for 2008 was a change I felt was high time to make anyway.

So, allow me to introduce you to my creative muse.

She is both a blessing and a curse. I love her to bits although she can be very overbearing and over-the-top. In the past, I’ve been guilty of shelving her when I’ve been too busy or distracted with life’s events. I find that when I ignore her and brush her off she screams at me from the closet I’ve hidden her away in, and when I let her out she comes back with a vengeance. Sooner or later I lose my centre and I must create. It’s a drive that most creative people will relate too.

The only thing is, my muse is difficult to live with. She’s a shrew. When I finally do create, she tells me it’s not good enough… she’s a perfectionist.

So, my resolution this year is to not ignore, avoid, brush off or shelf the old bag. Hopefully she will learn to live with the flaws in my work just as easily as I hope to let her become a greater part of my life.