Miraculously I have gotten almost everything together for my art show. I have to do touch-up painting on my canvases and wooden icons, but it has been raining every day here in L.A. and I can’t paint in the rain: my front garden is my studio. I have managed to arrange quite a few collaborators which is exciting and shocking on some level because I have had so little time to devote to this endeavor. But the universe has said yes to me.
I’ve been reading this old book that my friend Jan gave me entitled, The Science Of Getting Rich. I forget the author’s name but I’m sure he’s dead because it was published in 1910. Other than quaint references to the steam locomotive business and the nascent airline industry, it holds up pretty well. His advice matches mine quite well and probably the reason why my show has come together in spite of myself and my efforts or lack thereof. This is my interpretation:
1. Contemplate, dream, vision, imagine, write down what you want. Contemplate it in great detail but don’t obsess on it. Release it.
2. Have an attitude of gratitude in all that you do. Don’t compete. Create. Be grateful. Be faithful. If doubts or worries creep in, thank them for sharing and ask them to leave immediately!
3. Work diligently to make your vision happen. If you have to do something else in the meantime (e.g. the day job), do it as diligently and with as much integrity as you possibly can. Give your employer more value in work than he gives you in wages.
Your dream will come to you.
That’s it. I’ve been working diligently on my day job. I made a list the other day of everything I’ve done. I felt pretty good about it. I released it. Everything is going well. Remember, the universe is always saying yes.
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