i scream, you scream

sign, Phillip's Forbidden Flavors

Last night I drove home, missing a very important turn-off along the way. Ended up horribly lost. I saw many parts of the city I've never seen before. At times I felt completely disoriented. Which way was home, even? Not sure. But also very alive somehow, knowing that I was having a completely new experience, in the dark, as most of the city was sleeping. Ever noticed that spine-tingling thrill in the scary and unknown?

Oddly enough, some of these same feelings are coming up in my work these days. I know where I want to go... but how to get there? That's the tricky part. I've noticed that sometimes when I feel lost, creatively, I'm on the brink of something good, something new, something different... I tell myself to keep moving, keep my eyes open. I follow the fear, more and more. Hoping that it will push me, help me learn, help me grow.