waup & watsgood!
this year has been a MIE (Missing In Experience/Earth) year for the blog. personal finance & business finance are not yet separate for this operation & self. this means that there are things that i'd like to do & likely need to be doing that do not get done.
i'll continue to chalk this up as being part of the territory of an independent creator.
there is no day job, kinda like there's no such thing as an overnight success story.
creators are not generally "discovered" 1 day whilst wandering about the planet. cats work, struggle, study, suffer, persist, etc. until a change in path is created/occurs. very often this type of change can take years. some people don't do to well w/the time between creation of vision & the physical realization of said vision.
i've had & continue to have my struggles w/this part of being an active creator. it can lead to some really dark places if your mind is not pointed in + directions.
a lot of cats just quit. sometimes psychological quitting develops into physical quitting. the 2 combined can lead to some unhealthy actions/behaviors. mayhaps this is why creatives are often considered to be throwed, shot out, crazy, eccentric, whatever. it can seem easier to acquiesce to the wishes of those who tend to be far less adventurous in thought. it's easy to be safe & just follow along. i figure easy feeds the boredom of life.
life isn't supposed to be easy...
the overall goal of the Refinery is to foster creative collective activities. it's a direct reflection of my creator self. although i continue to work on the solo tip, my creative goal has always been to work & vibe w/other creatives.
creators keep huebeins moving forward. some better than others. if more of us worked to build stronger creative collectives, imagine how much we could change...
THINK CREATE + CHANGE
PEACE
...be calm...