Torn Between Two Things: The Struggle Continues

Once Upon a Time.... [all good stories start this way], I saw a movie, the title of which I completely forget. Only one line in the movie was memorable to me.  While seated in a convertible, a man and a woman are discussing life-changing events that effect each other and the line is: "I will always be torn between two things....like living in the country and living in the city....."  And that phrase has stuck with me ever since. It is suitable to build a novel around.

So today, dear Readers, I re-posted the first 90 days of blog entries [which were previously removed] as a way of re-entering the blog world. There is a large part of me that is reticent to do so in that I am aware of the commitment and follow-through required to sustain the blog effort in continuing to build and share. There is a part of me that says so to do. I recently perused the book "14000 things to be happy about" by Barbara Ann Kipfer and found that many of the items I rated as satisfying from her given list had to do with creativity associated with visual art. But I am having difficulty verbalizing the level of commitment I am willing to make in the near term. It is very much about who I am and/or who I am to become. Torn. A struggle.

Since this blog is a visual arts venue, I feel compelled to provide a somewhat suitable graphic to depict my feelings. This one comes to mind. And I don't have time to paint it in a timely manner to blog it promptly so the photograph must suffice for the moment.

Original Photo: Moonlight Motorboat in Maine - Copyright James E. Martin 2009 

I thank you, dear Readers, for your forbearance.