tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post814349746802400921..comments2023-10-11T03:56:23.665-04:00Comments on Artful Aspirations by Debbie Bailey: Developing Geniusdebbie baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-19708033950282344942011-04-06T13:06:24.824-04:002011-04-06T13:06:24.824-04:00Me, I love your comment! I have to constantly rem...Me, I love your comment! I have to constantly remind myself that it's these small things that matter more than how many things I can mark off a list.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-85600949618235909992011-04-06T07:14:49.221-04:002011-04-06T07:14:49.221-04:00I love this post! Mastery is what I desire as a wi...I love this post! Mastery is what I desire as a wife and mother! For me I try to be masterful this way; wake up each day, and lie quietly in expectation of the gift(of one more day). Let the Lord lead me. I believe the Lord loves when I enjoy a day as it unfolds. I try not to miss Him in a friend's hug, a bird on a branch, a gentle breeze, or a call from a friend in need...or if He calls me to prayer, fasting or reading of His word. And if I feel inspired, to paint, or create something pretty in His name.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145808330383760744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-77958134108416129502011-04-04T19:48:27.725-04:002011-04-04T19:48:27.725-04:00I like your' "tenderly unfurl a gift..&q...I like your' "tenderly unfurl a gift.." phrase.<br /><br />That is surely a right approach, be tender with oneself and pursue heartily, doing all thing as unto the Lord.Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-50383565958241557342011-04-04T17:33:57.975-04:002011-04-04T17:33:57.975-04:00Thanks for the inspiration and challenging thought...Thanks for the inspiration and challenging thoughts. Hopefully I will find time to be inspired and thoughtful! <br />;-)grannimcdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177012014587994212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-5776801238052638142011-04-04T14:34:29.975-04:002011-04-04T14:34:29.975-04:00GJ, you sound just like me! I've tried differ...GJ, you sound just like me! I've tried different things to get to something creative, but not much works. I find it easy to practice what I already know; the piano, sewing, decorating. But it's very hard for me to sit down and practice something I'm new at like drawing or painting. I wonder why that is? Maybe because I need a large window of time and around my house, that ain't happenin'! I seem to have better success taking classes. At least it gets me away from the housework and into a studio where all I'll do is work on the art. Maybe that's the key?debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-26094204410636456822011-04-04T12:39:31.125-04:002011-04-04T12:39:31.125-04:00In the area of improving my skills, I don't kn...In the area of improving my skills, I don't know that I have anything like an instrument or a language that I want to get better at -- but I do wonder how to regularly spend more time at things like knitting, reading, sewing, writing. I have tried to make schedules that would accommodate all my interests, and not leave out housework and other commitments. "A little every day" doesn't seem to work for me, because it takes me so long to settle down and focus, especially on the needlecrafts. But giving one day a week never seems to happen, either; my weeks are all so different one from another.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-86681615067265482042011-04-03T17:28:05.588-04:002011-04-03T17:28:05.588-04:00When I started playing the fiddle two years ago, I...When I started playing the fiddle two years ago, I figured if I practiced an hour a day, I'd be a genius around the time I was 80 (using the 10,000 hours of practice=genius equation). I can't say that I'm that faithful of a fiddler, but I'm a huge advocate of practicing at whatever you want to get better at. It works!<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.com