le pews
 Pepe Le Pew (c) Warner Bros
blogging can be downright confuzzling but worth the ginormous amount of time spent. i was debating between posting an entry about star wars (which could turn political as they say) and the "le pews" of our time... the le pews win.
i call my fellow artists "pepe le pew". pepe, to some who don't know him, is an impassioned skunk with zee delicious accent, no? anyhoo, don't get me wrong. although he's a skunk, he has class with an uncanny knack and passion for life. he's like a hot lava oozing out from somewhere in the back alley of paris.
i live in a city that is thriving with exceptional artists -- actually, my place is literally swarmed by dozens of glorious, world-renowned art museums (which i am proud of, to say the least). a couple of days ago, i was asked to help in a workshop for struggling artists (no, not the penniless type o' thing, that is an oversimplified assumption), i'm talking about an artist's temperamental makeup. the truly gifted ones are notorious for their ahem... "our" huffing and puffing fits of emotion. but i've also realised that it is no excuse to be insane and maniacal just because "i'm an artist." there are ways to pull one's self together and this is exactly what i'm going to share with my fellow le pews. and to the le pews around the world, who obviously can't make it to the workshop, maybe the guidelines below can help, who knows?
How to Stay Young attributed to George Carlin
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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