Showing posts with label drawing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drawing. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Literaly...making a living from a sailboat


One of the bloggers, Danielle, said "why don't you literaly make a living on a sailboat by taking people on the boat for a day or weekend to think through their career dreams". I just stared, like a deer staring at headlights, and after a long pause said "Cool!".
It was successful when I took teenagers on 7-day canoe trips to dream about their futures. There is just something about getting away from the hussel-and-bussel of daily life in order to step back and take a look at your life.
Danielle, who is trained in art therapy, suggesting taking time on the sailboat to read, write, and draw. Again, something I find extremely beneficial as I sit, here, in my sailboat every morning. I think the drawing would be a lot more therapeutic anchored in a cove off Georgiana Island in Lake Simcoe.
Would you spend a day on a sailboat just to get an idea of your work dreams and future?

Friday, February 6, 2009

Waiting for the future.



Sometimes you have to visit the past to see the future. I mean, connect with joys and interests to understand what you really need in work. I spent many of my summers, as a teen, on canoe trips and at art camp. We'd draw and paint beautiful landscapes in a Group of Seven style.
Sitting in my frozen boat, listing to Across the Universe soundtrack, sipping espresso, and drawing brings back many dreams and aspirations. It's a good past time while trying to figure out the future. What do you do?