Painting and Life

Over the past month, I have taken on the wonderful task of checking "paint chevron stripes in my bedroom" off the 2014 bucket list.

It was a learning experience.

Here are my thoughts:

- Have a plan. But realize that things don't always go as planned. Be prepared for this.
- Sometimes the most beautiful things take time. Lots of time and patience. And persistence.  As well as perseverance.
- People have my best interest in mind, but just because they view it one way, doesn't mean my way is null or void. We are free to feel and express as we do. And I can take my own advice.
- Focus on the task at hand. Don't try to do 3 or 4 or 5 different things to the same thing at once. One task at a time is enough.
- The final result is never the final result. There is always more that can be done.
- Invest everything in it.
- Love what it is, and not what it "could" or "should" be.
- Mistakes happen. We can only draw the lines so lightly and use so much tape.
- There is no such thing as perfection.
- No matter how many times I try to make it smooth and flawless, there will remain a distinct line between two differences. Realize this adds to the beauty.
- It is one of a kind. It doesn't have to be like everything or anything else.
- There is almost always an easier way of doing it.
- Express joy. Find joy. Live joyfully.