The problem with watching a Neil Gaiman video interview or going to the Endicott Studio website is that I’m both distracted from my work and inspired with more ideas than I think I can hold.
I want to do so many things…there is so much spinning around in my head…and when shall I get any of it done?
And here are questions for anyone who cares to answer–if you love what you do, is it work? Is it only work if you get paid? Is time spent writing free time? (excuse me–is time free?) Is it work time? Does housework take away from the writing or does writing take away from the housework? Can you see where I’m going (or trying to find my way) with this?
Oh, and can I keep up with the blogs, make art for my show, grade student papers, and write my NaNo novel–and not neglect my child? We’ll see…
And NaNo approaches…
Marta Bacon 
It’s all one thing Marta. It’s your life. Do you see where all the divisions occur. All the judging and evaluating: this thing over here is work, that think over there is art, this is a nuisance, that is really important. I have a mind like yours too. That’s how my practice helps me. It ends the confusion of judging value and merit. It tells me, no it SHOWS me, that my life is always what is in front of me. I take care of what is in front of me, when it is in front of me. Sometimes that is writing. Sometimes it is reading your blog and responding to your question. Will that distract me from more “important” things? Only in my judging mind. Now the dog is yelping so I will go walk the dog, without resentment that she is keeping me from my “real” work. Well, maybe a bit of resentment, but I see that as my choice as well.
Trust your life and the art will follow.
What you say rings true–but not easy. Thank you though!