10 Top Things that Helped me get through the Pandemic as an Artist

1.  If you are going to get stuck in the middle of a project at the beginning of a pandemic it is really great to be stuck with your friends.  I had so many incredible conversations with so many great artists throughout several postponements and hiccups and we stuck it out together boosting each other up when it was needed. 

2.  Don't be afraid to ask for help.  If you don't have the answer to a problem call someone and then someone else and then someone else and eventually you will find a solution to your problem.

 3.  Art is hard work.  I already knew this but I wanted to write it down so when I start a new project and re-read these words, I will remember how much work it is so I can say 'I told you so' to myself when I start my next project.

 4.  Never give up.  Inside you there are ideas no one else has had and when you are looking at that blank canvas in whatever you are doing in life lines will eventually start to appear and make sense in the way that speaks to you and your heart and then they may just speak to someone else's heart too. 

 5.  When one door closes, another one opens or stated the way my friend Mary likes to say it, “I guess that isn't the path you are supposed to take since every time you have run into an obstacle there has been a better way forward."  She had to repeat those words to me many times.

 6.  When you start out on a journey you will have many adventures, some will be amazing and some will break your heart.  The journey is still worth going on.

 7.  Simple is best.  Once you have the right people in place and it all makes sense and it became simple.

 8.  Community matters.  Art is built around relationships and community which became even more important when the pandemic hit.  My community also reached out to see if they could partner with me and help and I did the same. The owners of DancEd Movement Project were amazing at helping me get connected.

 9.  It takes team work to make the dream work. :)  

10.  Two of the most important words in the English language are THANK YOU!  I have said these words a lot throughout the pandemic but I will keep saying them as we journey on.

What helped you get through the pandemic?

Excerpted from ‘Wandering with Wonder Takes Flight’

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