I was reminded of the Yoda quote, and Yoda made me think of that hilarious Lipton Brisk Iced Tea commercial. But that's not what I'm doing here.
And what, pray tell, am I doing here? Starting. Again.
I'm really good at starting things. Ideas for projects pop into my head constantly. I'll be completely on fire for a concept.
"Oooh, I know! I'll do a word-and-pictures profile of the buskers on the 16th Street Mall! Won't that be fun!"
And then.
"What do I need to do first? Get a camera. What kind of camera? How good of a camera do I need? Can I get away with a Canon Rebel EOS? What if I spend the $500 on it and then realize I needed to get the fancier Nikon? Maybe I'll start with the interviews instead. I'll need a digital voice recorder. Let's Google that. Aw, man. $45 or $455? Maybe I'll watch another episode of 'The Brady Bunch' instead..."
The equipment quandry is just one reason not to start. There are all the other excuses: I'm afraid I'll suck. I'm afraid I'll suck and not know it. I'm afraid I'll suck and not know it until I'm at the open mike singing and then the next day someone has posted the debacle on YouTube.
When you come right down to it, it's all fear. The only thing I know to do when I'm in this state of paralysis / lethargy is just that: Do. Something. Anything. (For the love of God, anything!) To that end I have started to work with The Artist's Way again in tandem with a friend. To be honest, Morning Pages are the only part of the process I've done with any consistency.
I guess it's a start.
And what, pray tell, am I doing here? Starting. Again.
I'm really good at starting things. Ideas for projects pop into my head constantly. I'll be completely on fire for a concept.
"Oooh, I know! I'll do a word-and-pictures profile of the buskers on the 16th Street Mall! Won't that be fun!"
And then.
"What do I need to do first? Get a camera. What kind of camera? How good of a camera do I need? Can I get away with a Canon Rebel EOS? What if I spend the $500 on it and then realize I needed to get the fancier Nikon? Maybe I'll start with the interviews instead. I'll need a digital voice recorder. Let's Google that. Aw, man. $45 or $455? Maybe I'll watch another episode of 'The Brady Bunch' instead..."
The equipment quandry is just one reason not to start. There are all the other excuses: I'm afraid I'll suck. I'm afraid I'll suck and not know it. I'm afraid I'll suck and not know it until I'm at the open mike singing and then the next day someone has posted the debacle on YouTube.
When you come right down to it, it's all fear. The only thing I know to do when I'm in this state of paralysis / lethargy is just that: Do. Something. Anything. (For the love of God, anything!) To that end I have started to work with The Artist's Way again in tandem with a friend. To be honest, Morning Pages are the only part of the process I've done with any consistency.
I guess it's a start.
