Riverbark - Saturday, 17 November 2007

What matters most? According to an  article  in Journey Christian News: "Editing is eliminating that which is nonessential so the essential can show through. Lin Yutang wrote, 'The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.' When we stop trying to do it all, stop saying yes to everyone, then we can make the highest contribution toward what really matters. Editing is not about getting more things  done ; it is about getting the right things  done . It does not mean doing less for the sake of less. It is about making the wisest possible investment of our time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential." A guiding principle we should ask ourselves with each piece of art, and with our lives, is this: "What matters most?" For me, I've whittled that question down to four pillars I try to focus my life around. They are...