The 2018 Artists’ Gratitude Project: A Weekly Practice
The potential for positivity, hope, change, and appreciation.
Do you feel the dichotomy? Many artists come from an upbringing of extensive support and opportunity – with training, classes, private lessons, workshops, mentors, supplies, and equipment. Many go onto colleges, conservatories, and masters programs. Yet, as artists in the U.S. today, many of us live with modest incomes to support our families and to keep making our work. Many times – we can end up feeling bitter, resentful, and negative.
Would a weekly gratitude practice inspire and promote personal change, hope, and contentment?
Whether you consider each weekly idea while on the subway commuting to work – or you decide to write in a personal journal – please join us on this journey in 2018. The 52 ideas were brainstormed and then placed in a random order. Thank you to colleagues Valerie Gutwirth, Juliana Monin, and Brian Smith for help launching this project.
Each week, one idea/intention/consideration will be shared.
Here we go……
Week 1: Artists
Today, I offer gratitude for:
Artists who work for me
Today I pause to honor and remember all of the artists who helped make my ideas come to fruition. Who collaborated, assisted, co-created, and inspired? Who was my muse? Who performed the work, edited the work, and offered another set of hands?
If you are a solo artist….can today be a day to honor people within your circle who work administratively to support your projects with marketing, public relations, social media, graphic design, ticket sales, and representing your work? Plus your mentor…..
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