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L’ art pour L’art

This translates to Art for Art’s sake. It is an expression that according to Wikipedia means “‘true’ art is utterly independent of any and all social values and utilitarian function, be that didactic, moral, or political. Such works are sometimes described as autotelic (from Greek: autoteles, ‘complete in itself’), a concept that has been expanded to embrace “inner-directed” or “self-motivated” human beings.”

Do we always need our art to have a deep and profound meaning? I don’t think so. I do find joy when my writing has philosophical ties and thoughtful metaphors but at the same time, I love Kawaii and Bee and Puppycat. Even though the latter does have some moral lessons involved, they just bring me joy as they are. It’s ok to create something that simply brings you joy.

This post is for the writing and creative community.

Ok… now I’m doing a ton of reading and trying to find what to fix next. phew! What’s frustrating is I feel like I’m at the point where it’s the little details that are hiding and left unattended they create a huuuuge plot hole. Imagine that! I huge plot hole from 1 tiny little sentence or phrase.

It’s even more frustration because it’s usually such a simple fix. Now please send happy thoughts while I get through this round of editing. ::Deep sign:: I feel like I am so close.

Guess what I found!? A One Piece Cafe in Las Vegas!! I’m a new One Piece fan but I still enjoy the show very much. They have a Gum Gum Fruit dessert and Stretchy Mochi cookies that stretch like Luffy! I love Mochi! lol They have beef skewers and Chicken Curry and of course Merch. This cafe might really have me take our next family vacation to Vegas.

Check it out!

Keep going! I’m telling you that you’re closer than you think. There was so many times where I pretty much gave up on life. I was turned off by hope. I was turned off by joy. I was just not happy. But when I finally made choice to prioritize myself, I slowly gained more joy, more hope, and consistent happiness. It’s like night and day. When you take care of yourself you get to take time to appreciate the fruits of that labor. It’s really not easy to take care of a human. It’s a 24 hour job. There’s no days off. But that fruit is like no other!

What place are you in now that you’re proud of?

Today felt like a Friday. Such a strange feeling because for a decade as a stay-at-home mom, it didn’t matter what day of the week it was. I was always on mom duty. Now, on Friday I get to leave my work at work and go home to thoroughly enjoy my family! I do miss being home but I can better appreciate that Friday feeling. Today I can appreciate how many places my life has taken me. I’m happy in my present, and I’m excited about my future.

So for years, like 10 now, I’ve been calling myself a writer. I think that term is now way too general for me. Before I continue, I want to be clear that I don’t want to put myself in a box but I want to be able to better portray my vision of myself as a writer. I already started updating my social media apps. When people ask me what I do I say I’m a writer but that’s not really working for me anymore. I mean, everyone is writer. So to be less vague, I will now be saying I’m a poet and novelist.

It reminds me of a sprinter verse a long distance runner. They both require discipline and skill but they are two different types of runners.

What do you think?

Current Watch (I haven’t finished it yet, no spoilers): Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku

!! It is so good. It’s got strange creature which for some reason I love. It’s got a little bit of everything; action, tragedy, romance, and moral lessons.

Here’s the Netflix description:
“For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.”

I also started

Godzilla Minus One

Netflix description: In postwar Japan, a traumatized former fighter pilot joins the civilian effort to fight off a massive nuclear-enhanced monster attacking their shores.

What are you watching?

“Writing is its own reward.” -Henry Miller From Inc . com

The simplicity of this statement frustrates me. It frustrates me because it’s only 5 words. It almost feels like an understatement. Writing has brought me across worlds and time and space in ways no other medium has come close. It’s connected me to strangers in ways deeper than I’ve connected with most. I know I may romanticize writing, but it came with all these things. Some I may have begged for, some I may have happened across, but all are irreplicable gifts. I’m so grateful for the richness of my writers life.

Imagine all that in 5 words and those 5 words encompassing all of that.