As much as I think that I’ve planned things the right way all the time, I know I’ve taken so many detours, bringing me around the mountain of life in the strangest ways. My mechanical keyboard hobby for one, completely on a whim. I started running because I was just so bored one night that I decided I wanted to exercise and run as long as I could without stopping. Some seemingly random situations have brought me to new places, and introduced me to strangers. I shall call these detours “The Right Wrong Steps”
Take today for example. I set out to work, thinking about the work that I had to do. I had some artwork that I needed to produce (still need to actually), but I decided to stop over at an art school before lunch. This gave me a good pause, to stop and rethink what I was aiming to do. It also gave me a moment to reflect on my own art, and my own processes of work, like the idea spawning this present article.
After that, I strolled my way over to an art store, and picked up some art supplies, with a renewed sense of vigor. Encouraged, reminded, and motivated, to do some good artwork in the months ahead. Definitely have the materials to now as well.
Perhaps the right right step would have been to go home and do the work immediately. The trouble would be being distracted, and my internal motivations would still prove shaky. Not that work wouldn’t be done, but I might probably take a lot more steps to get there, steps that I might not have wanted to do.
I think the space of these right wrong steps give me a place to just destress, and to find new forms of creativity that I might not come to naturally. I am really excited to make some new things happen, I’m just not sure how just yet. but very excited to start.