Waiting for an influx of ____________

Sometimes there are projects that are maddeningly obtainable. I know the right people, I have researched all of the locations. There is a rough plan in my head to get around without spending a terrible amount of money—actually, a reasonable amount of money. For the usual reasons, though, I am short a resonable amount of money.

That doesn’t stop relevent information coming to me on a regular basis, or worthwhile connections popping up, reminding me that I am just not in a position to move forward right now.

It is—as always—clouding my ability to see the projects that are right in front of me, that I would have been working on had I not started to wrap my brain around something just slightly out of reach.

I always say that there is really no good reason not to make work, no matter what the obstacle is—whether it is time, money, etc.—you can always find a way around it, find another topic, another angle, another medium. Every limitation is just another parameter to be considered, not something that can destroy an idea.

And the cliché of the backburner exists for a reason—sometimes things just need to sit and wait a little while for an influx of cash while you are busy doing other things. Notebooks can fill up and phone calls can be made and permission can be requested/denied/granted before the money is there, before the time is there.

With that in mind I am going to redevelop my productive rut, and enjoy it. I am going to persue the little/big/long/boring/interesting/brief/collaborative projects that are 100% available to me, and maintain a long-distance relationship with the ones that aren’t.