More on Moving

There are things in this house that have crept in unbeknown to anyone who resides here, - at least that is the story I hear.  Sometimes the memory is a little shaky and things that have come home in a pocket, or from yard sales, or things that were an attraction have ended up being mislaid and forgotten  anad are now turning up and  either dismaying or delighting us.

Such a one is this hand printed instruction on "How to be an Artist" - it immediately caught my eye at the Bargain Centre, but somehow ended up hidden behind a large desk calendar after I got it home,  and I have only just discovered it again.

It stirs me still, and I would like to share it with you, but now that Blogger has changed

I haven't been able to find the picture re-sizer

so here it is!

How to be an Artist

Stay loose.  Learn to watch snails.

Plant impossible gardens.  Invite

someone dangerous to tea.  Make

little signs that say Yes!  and post them

all over your house.  Make friends

with Freedom and uncertainty.  Look forward 

to dreams.  Cry during movies.  Swing

as high as you can on a swingset, 

by moonlight.  Cultivate moods.  Refuse

to 'be responsible'  Do it for love.

Take lots of naps.  Give money away.

Do it now.  The money will follow.

Believe in magic.  Laugh a lot..

Celebrate every gorgeous moment.

Take moonbaths.  Have wild

imaginings, transformative dreams,

and perfect calm.  Draw on the walls.

Read everyday.  Imagine yourself

magic.  Giggle with children.  Listen 

to old people.  Open up.  Dive in.  Be Free.

Bless yourself.  Drive away fear.

Play with everything.  Entertain

your inner child.  You are innocent.

Build a fort with blankets.  Get wet.

Hug trees.

Write love letters.

© SARK 90

There are lots of free spirits in Cawston, and I believe this appealing sign might

have originated there.

I will take it with us to our new home

 and practice being  wild and carefree and maybe wear purple and run my stick
against the railings....

Thank you to SARK