Into the Freezer

These past two days (and the coming two days) are the times that I wish I was retired. If I didn't have to get to the shop every day to open and help people with their own projects, I could stay home in these sub-zero wind chills - nice and cozy - and work on my own projects. I started drawing out a hand mirror yesterday, but stopped after a short time. I think I actually want to make it 2x larger because the back of the mirror will be quite complex. I also read a 22 chapter story by an author that I'm enjoying, did my laundry, talked with the State revenue department, etc, and etc. I did the things that were on my list and then some. But it's VERY cold out and I almost froze just walking from the parking lot into the movie last night. The January thaw that we had last week was so nice, and these wind chills are so NOT nice. But our weather does keep some of the "riff-raff" away from the state - LOL.

Because I was enjoying a wonderful dinner and a fun movie with Chickie last night, I missed the State of the Union Address by President Obama. I am actually really happy that I didn't see it. I doubt that I'm the only one who thinks that the life of this President is nothing but speech after speech after speech. I'm wondering if he ever actually works, or if he just goes and talks and talks. It's as if he never left the campaign stump. Every day, another speech. Personally, I would like him to be working with Congress more intensily to get health insurance reformed and create jobs - not just talk about it. But maybe that's just me. At least he is a talented speaker, but I figured I could miss one of what is turning out to be 1000's of speeches. I remember, in the days of my misspent youth, that when the President spoke on television, people tuned in because it was such a rare thing, and people paid close attention to what was being said. In our highly-interconnected electronic lives now, Presidential speeches occur so often that it's easy to blow off. Not a good commentary on our times in this instance.

So, do you play a lot of lip service to creativity? Do you also produce? I might be slow, but I do finish projects and I enjoy creating daily. That's past lip service and into action instead. I recommend that you also bring your projects past the talking phase and into the active phase. Remember - talk is cheap, you're not selling or gifting cheap work, you're selling or gifting small pieces of your own soul to others. Do not lessen the value of yourself by just selling hot air.