Starving Artist Ink.

Earth… The smell of it warms my soul. The deep smell of dirt, the tender veins on leaves, the soft patches of grass-leaving impressions on the knees.

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These colours are my Earth, my soul, my fire… These colours are my inspiration-a breath of fresh air…

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I close my eyes and listen to the wind blowing dark hues of purple and black, blue and aqua through the air… Wisps of fluffy dark clouds hover close, a blanket of warmth. Orange, red, yellow leaves, shake and shiver to their skinny branches…

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'My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain
are beautiful as day can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree;
she walks the sodden pasture lane.'
-Robert Frost

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Early morning… A cool, wet, white… clings to the ground. Breath hanging in the air… This was the first snow.

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Not much, I know… But all that matters is that it is white-cold, and comes in the form of flakes. Lovely, delicious, pure snow. The drive to work was beautiful-low valleys full of low hanging clouds, black cows move slowly-hot bursts of air bellowing from their wet muzzle. The road, slick with sleet…hidden sheets of ice await on bridges.

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Easy does it, like a gnome on a snail… Who needs to rush in beautiful weather like this?

Are you ever scared of what the future may bring? Does it ever worry you-to think of your future children, or grandchild's life? What quality, what existence will they have? Radical religions, war hungry leaders, blind followers…

Painting by e.darcy 2005

Santa must slim down, and our borders must tighten up. Children play with toys full of lead-depending on what way you look at that-you'll get what I mean…

It just seems like we are falling, the world is crumbling beneath iron clad shoes. Volcanoes…tempers, erupt, fighting for their own place–leaving thousands stranded in their golden mess.

I'm so ashamed of this evolution of mankind, this breed of people… and I'm so terrified for what they bring to my world.

'The reason people find it so hard to be happy-is that they always

see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is,

and the future less resolved than it will be.'

-Marcel Pagnol

So many people make plans and never follow through… I'll admit it. I happen to be one of them as well… But then there are so many people who have dreams, and never follow. As I have always thought, the best way to accomplish your dream, is to set small goals and strive to do nothing but achieve them… To fulfill your life with a long journey of hard work, paid off by seeing that white mountain, by swimming in those rare coral reefs, or by walking the same foot paths your ancestors created… Having a story to tell.

e.darcy 2004

Sometimes you just have to take the plunge and go…. To stop making plans and start living it. There is nothing as gratifying as accomplishing these little goals. These little steps, this one journey. So I challenge you-as I am challenging myself… I want you to write a list of 101 goals to accomplish in 1,001 days. Make this list and check in with it regularly…

It's all about who you want to become, how you want to expand and grow, and what you need to do to get there. I will start off with a few of mine and continue to build…

If you are unhappy in your job, quit… If you're looking for some new air, move. If you want a new look, cut it off. The new year is approaching-so instead of setting yourself up for resolutions that are dumped 14 days later… Start living your dreams.