Creative Career

I was watching this fabulous documentary about advertising and when it reaches certain heights it is "art". It talked a lot about how advertising is really about human connection and not purely the "sale". The idea of touching mass people and bringing millions of people together through experience is pretty impressive idea. The documentary was much more than I had hoped for.

Part of a creative career, the inside part, is the core of "why" you do it. A thought I have recently read about hit a note with me. When one has a career that allows you to create something "real" in the physical world it is a way of "cheating death". I create things that will last beyond my lifetime and touch people's lives that I will never meet. That ripple effect is extremely powerful and fuels the "why do I do this" every day. I think most certainly my desire is to "cheat death" and live beyond what I will be limited to in this life. This concept is a perfect snapshot for me. It applies to both my career and my art.

Labor Under the Hot Sun

Spent most of the day doing manual labor. Trimming things, and hedging things all around. As much as I am not a fan of working on landscape although I will say there is an inherent feeling of contentment when doing manual work. As I work in an office for the majority of my time I do not get to get my hands dirty often. It is a good thing to do so, even if to simply remind yourself how lucky you really are to work in a nice office and not strain your muscles. When I work for long hours outside I feel tired but spiritually refreshed in a strange way.

The day did start absolutely wonderfully with me having breakfast at my favorite greasy spoon with my daughter. We had a great time just talking and on the way out I asked her if she would take me out to breakfast when she was 30 and she said "of course". I have never been more happy to hear an "of course".