Just a few Random Thoughts
It is Wednesday evening and I have a few moments before I head off to bed.
In the morning I will drop a fellow off at the VA depot so that he can take a bus to L.A. and have his painful feet and sore back diagnosed by the VA doctor. My friend is severely disabled and can only navigate around in his hand held stroller. He is a prisoner in his own low rent apartment which is in quite a disarray.
In the meantime, I will drive up to San Jose, CA, where I will be teaching for two days at the University Art Shop. Do I complain about the six hour drive, the preparing of the canvases with a prime and a tracing. I hope not!
I recently flew a Red-eye all night flight from Santa Barbara by way of San Francisco, to Chicago, then to Louisville. The luggage was lost............and the ordered paint wasn't on time..........................SO WHAT????????????????????? Now a few weeks later I can look back and see...........the luggage did arrive. The paint did arrive, I am rested and ready to go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We really need to take a look at our time on earth. What is my goal?
Yes, I want to paint great paintings that the world will recognize as such. But, what if that doesn't happen?
I do not have to worry about that. I only need to do the best that I can right now. I recall working one summer as a construction laborer for my future father in law. I did some pretty heavy digging, hauling and dragging. I remember one day, feeling kind of sorry for myself during the task of digging a cave for the portable toilet to set on top of. A wise old carpenter approached me and after some small talk said, "Just be the best outhouse digger you can be. It doesn't matter about anything else, if that is the job in front of you.
What is fame? Is it somebody else's opinion of you or your work?
My goal is to seek first the Kingdom Of God. And I can do that by being the best outhouse digger or the best friend, or the best husband, or the best artist, or the best art teacher, or the best citizen that I can be!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not plan to take a bunch of clippings with me, stating what others thought of my art or life............Just relax and make a great day!
posted by Buck Paulson @ 9:05 PM
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