Content With Ordinary

You may have felt that push to go beyond the realm of ordinary. We all know the hustle and bustle of achieving and the accompanying stressors from the acceleration of excelling. Not sure where it comes from exactly. An internal locus of control maybe? The external influences of the multi-faceted world around us? Probably both. My sophisticated artsy theory (LOL) postulates that the world is not black and white but rather that all outcomes are a blend of every imaginable color. Every experience. Every event. Every unconscious nuance. And the result is expressed on this huge canvas some have titled LIFE.

Setting lofty goals keeps us focused, inspires hope, and sustains dreams. If you revel in creativity, you are engaged in the timeless quest for the ultimate sense of achievement. I am fascinated by the aspects of artists' personalities - both the famous (you know them well by now and they are once again scattered about here) and the non-famous. Themes emerge. Their engagement with the world seems to have the sole purpose and struggle of interpreting it for others in their preferred form of expression. Dance. Photography. Writing. Acting. Painting. You get the idea again!


Rarely, however, do artists themselves recognize their place of actualization when they "arrive". Working hard but setting time aside to play, "to just be" and to rest the weary soul is important to keeping your spirit and dream alive. And sometimes I muse: what is sooo innately wrong with simply being ordinary? Especially if it can bring along with it a sense of contentment? Of peace. Of bliss. Remaining true to your values, engaging in frequent random acts of kindness, and helping a neighbor in need brings a sense of contentment at the end of your journey. Aaahhh. An epiphany. A sense of being ordinary suddenly becomes extraordinary.

"In the race to be not better, but best, miss not the joy of being." - A friend.

"If you have a talent. It is God given. Be thankful.
If you have fame. It is people given. Be grateful.
If you have conceit. It is self given. Be careful."
- Author Unknown