"I decided that..."

"I decided that the only thing I could do that was nobody else's business was to paint. I could do as I chose because no one would care." -- Georgia O'Keeffe

It's incredible to me to think that an artist of this caliber would ever feel this way, and while I'm not comparing her amazing gift and talent with mine, I certainly identify.  Mostly I'm inspired by the gifts brought to us each day by The Universe. Definitely I'm inspired by artists everywhere who are 'present at the page' of their craft, despite the doubts and fears that seem to dog our every step. In this context especially I give thanks to Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. May we each listen and respond to our God-given creativity, in every beautiful form it takes, and "send out our streamers."  The world needs us to do so, more than ever.