{"id":164,"date":"2017-03-06T18:21:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.onelifefineart.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2018-01-06T02:37:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T02:37:53","slug":"having-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.onelifefineart.com\/?p=164","title":{"rendered":"Having Patience"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems as though I am always waiting for things to come to fruition. To hear back from that application, or for that idea to catch on.<\/p>\n

Right now I am working on an addition to my sunflower project that has to do with patience and time. A week ago I planted a Sunflower Seed. I decided to document the growth of this seed through its lifespan. I am interested in what happens to the Sunflower Project<\/a> during the course of the life of a single planted seed.<\/p>\n

Right now, I am waiting to see a sign that the seed is even viable. Each of the daily photos has been just black soil. I have no idea if my effort is futile. I must be patient, and wait the requisite time before attempting to plant another seed.<\/p>\n

Here I have a little advantage, as the seed packet has guidelines for germination. The benefit of learning from the experience of others.<\/p>\n

However, when it comes to creative projects and the entrepreneurial spirit I have found that, quite often, while patience is advised, the advisors are silent on how long one is to be patient, and when having patience has crossed over into flogging\u00a0a lost cause.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, The Sunflower Project showed it’s viability early on, with the first request for a painting coming less than a week after I announced it on social media. The first donation to support the project came in about a month after the project was initiated. Whether the project can become self-supporting remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Like any good gardener, I must continue to nurture it and have patience.<\/p>\n

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