Don't Waste Your Life

"Rejected Seed #3"
The week wasn't a total wash and I celebrate every little victory right now. Sold this little piece to a dear friend and fellow artist Elva Robinson. It's one of the last little abstracts in this style I had left.

Artist: Elva Robinson

Elva does vivid digital art among other things and I have one of her Vida scarves and wear it almost exclusively- I love it that much ☺ Please check her art out at https://robinsongart.com/

I'm so grateful for my supportive artist community that helps one of their own. Being injured and not able to work at peak capacity and speed- makes for a hard month. I've been so thankful for every little sale from my Shopify.
I also had a kimono order from another dear friend ❤

Print on Demand can be a lifesaver. It frees me up to continue making my art while my fans and customers can order what they like on products that are useful to them- and still support me.

So Im still in LIGHT ACTION MODE and working from bed- I can walk and stand and do therapy and all that good stuff. I just have to be super careful right now about my movements. Even just trying to get out of bed quickly or the wrong way creates a problem.

I am super thankful that my work right now is mainly digital and Im able to do it from the comfort of my bed.

Life could be worse. ☺

Day 2 of Facebook hiatus- trying to change habits and thinking. Some things and situations just do not need to concern me...and I felt myself thinking about them, checking on them and dwelling.

Not my concern. It's easy to get sucked into other peoples stuff when you're a bit of an empath, helper. You may over-care and not receive the same care or thought which can lead to resentful feelings. I'm really done with resentful feelings and will care respectively from a distance while letting it be.

I've been delving back into my "zen" and meditation. This really resounded with me. "Don't waste your life"

I think we spend a lot of time in our heads,wasting life...stuck on things that don't need us anymore,replaying things for no reason and creating scenarios that never happened. So it's a good reminder as I head into new habits- Don't waste your life

And with that-away we go!

Enjoy the weekend and if youre looking for art,artgoods and a way to help your hurt friend my Shopify has a lot of options 🌞

https://tigerbee-arts.myshopify.com/

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