{"id":88,"date":"2015-12-09T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/felixculpa\/2015\/12\/on-writing-decorating-and-simplicity.html"},"modified":"2015-12-09T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T18:45:00","slug":"on-writing-decorating-and-simplicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/felixculpa\/2015\/12\/on-writing-decorating-and-simplicity.html","title":{"rendered":"On Writing, Decorating, and Simplicity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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This Christmas, I decided to decorate in a very simple style. I strung popcorn and cranberries for tree garland. I bought bows made of burlap and even dispersed them on the tree, even though you can\u2019t see that from the pic. I tied pine cones to a real tree. Hung a real wreath.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Etcetera, etcetera \u2026. <\/p>\n

Deep down, I\u00a0have a strong desire\u00a0to live a more simplistic life. This is a popular approach to living these days, but even in a quest for simplicity, things can get wild and nutty. So \u2026 I don\u2019t have any answers.\u00a0Only thoughts and wonderings as I wander store aisles and internet sites. <\/p>\n

I guess you could say I wonder as I wander \u2026.. <\/p>\n

*snort <\/p>\n

Get it? Like, from the Christmas song? I wonder as I wander \u2026.. <\/p>\n

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Ahem. Anyway, I think artists wonder how to simplify more often than non-artists. When\u00a0life gets complicated, we feel stressed. When we feel stressed, our creative\u00a0juices freeze up. The only way to thaw\u00a0them out is to first, rest. Second, shut out the crazy-loud world and get to work. <\/p>\n

Let the dishes sit. Let the drapes be draped in dust. Eat out. Turn our underwear inside out and wear \u2019em again. (Just kidding) <\/p>\n

\u201cIf art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision, wherever it takes him.\u201d ~John F. Kennedy <\/p>\n

Following vision takes time. So for Christmas, I\u2019m asking for enough time to not only follow, but carry out my vision. My days are numbered.\u00a0How I spend those days is yet to be perfected. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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