I’ve been at war with my brain today. It kept taking me places I didn’t want to go. It happens sometimes. After a lot of stewing, I went for a long walk. Then back in my studio, I sat down and forced myself to draw. SOMETHING. Anything.
You just have to put something down. Somedays it won’t amount to much, but then, you never know. Just do it. Not all days will go your way and often you have to accept that, give yourself a break and do something else.
There is an study in today’s NY Times about how we should embrace negative emotions, that it’s part of life. The article tells us that by supressing feelings, it may make things worse in the end. I have found this to be true with creative work. It’s often a matter of pushing through it, all the while acknowledging that you are angry or annoyed or sad about something. Or just cranky.
I keep telling myself that I am lucky I get to do this. Sometimes that works, other times it’s like that annoying friend who keeps telling you to “cheer up!” even though you really don’t want to.
Below is a great drawing by William Steig for The New Yorker.
And one by the wonderful Barbara Shermund.
Who knows, maybe I will get a cartoon out of my moody day. There’s always that chance, it is impossible to predict where they come from. After all, cartoons are all about the things we share, and I know we all share bad days.
Enjoy the rest of you Sunday, see you tomorrow.
November child here. Some days I have to take off the hat. Loved this post today Liza! 🎭
You don't have to be born in April to be an April child. You struck a chord today :)