there is a fine line for me between taking care of myself and being alone...and isolation. i can extract myself from the world and hang out in my studio for days...with little contact with the outside world. what i know to be true for me is that isolation can be a dangerous place...yet my studio is so healthy for me...hmmm...balance? i also know that i need other people to inspire me...spiritually, physically and emotionally. so for today i will try to find the balance of being alone in a healthy way...and being alone in a non-healthy way.
6 years ago
Like you, I like being alone in my studio, but it's rare that I'm "alone" most of the time. I'm looking forward to this Thanksgiving since my husband will be away for a week to visit his son and grandchildren in Houston. I will celebrate the holiday at my brother's home, taking my mother with me up to Las Cruces, NM, but after that, it's my time and I utilize it greatly...I get a lot of my Christmas gifts done in that time, so I'm very busy, listening to music and have my 2 little Chihuahuas sleeping right next to my work table...now that's what I would call a healthy balance of pure solace. Enjoy it.
ReplyDeletei know exactly what you mean....i can be up here in my studio for days and leave only for food and water (i'm thinking about installing a refrigerator up here....no... just kidding!). balance is definitely something that i'm working on..... :)
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