Doing What You Want To Do

[elainejazzpiano68]

If this wasn't uploaded in 2008 I would swear I wrote that letter. I just want to do my music. 13 years until retirement from my day job. I'm 43.

[gardenlove3]

Did you ever think of writing a book? Then we could hold you in our hands and keep you forever...

[atree3]

@gardenlove3

this is it. My autobiovideography

[ScaredCrows]

Instant subscription.

[atree3]

@ScaredCrows instant gratitude

[vampire96blood]

yeah, but how about this?

i thought of quitting the first job i ever had.. hearing this changed my mind a bit, since i also needed the time to practice,and don't have enough time with my "music." and i don't really need this job, i can live w/o it. it just helps with the music expenses and eats away my precious creative time.

[atree3]

@vampire96blood like Joseph Campbell says:

"Follow your bliss"

believe it or not, it works.

[vampire96blood]

@atree3 thanks for the quick reply, now i think i'll you something a few persons know... my only channel in music is anger, its the only thing that is almost infinite thing inside me. my only happiness is two things, playing pc games & doing my thing.ever since my mod died last dec 1,after that,i am angry in almost every thing.music gives me a way to put it to good use..i have a high blood pressure,& in the past 4-8 months i'm trying to kill my self with burgers, hotdogs, bacon and ham...

[vampire96blood]

@atree3 thanks for the quick reply, i'll try that and still kill my self with bacon, burgers & ham.

[vampire96blood]

@atree3 thanks for the quick reply.

[pal377]

You are a wonderful dame. It's invaluable to have persons teaching life lessons in such a warm and caring way. You could have spent your precious time with your loved ones, but you choose to share with us, the ones on the other terminal of the internet. I adore you, for your kindness. Wish you Good Health and good appetite. :)

[MarcusHolly]

Je suis la sucre? That comes from early 1970s and Stanford University. It's one of the statements one makes while entertaining at dinner and people will say "that was fun but I don't want to be you"... and the hostess is in tears as the entie party was created for her to be herself to everyone, whether they like it or not.

[rumpwrestler]

Have you ever heard of Marcel Duchamp? He is famous for saying "Je suis le Sucre". Not Sacre. Or Sacred Heart of Jesus. But something like that. He reminds me of you.

[burpo]

Marry me. I can cook.

[Costful]

I feel like im sitting in front of a fire listening to one of my grand parents tell me something i wont be able to fully understand until I'm older. Its a pleasant feeling...

[atree3]

I'm sure you can understand this

[alonealotta]

YOU are the Bee's Knees!!!

I have just resentely came to this same conclusion I have had some rather harrowing years concerning my health since 2000 and have retired from my job that I hated a few tears ago to discover my silk painting once again and now I feel maaawvalous!!!

[jeuxdeau2009]

me 2!!

[jaymeeliz]

I'm so grateful I found your channel! A million thanks to you!

[SoMuchGlitter]

my husband just came past the computer right at the end of your video. all he heard was Harold and Maude. "i love that movie" he exclaimed. "who's that you're listening to?"

i explained to him that i've just discovered your youtube videos and how you're going to help us with bread making too. :)

[MyPinkRainbow]

that has been my favorite movie since i was a little girl , i am so inspired to finally do what makes me happy ..... my art , this lady has truly impacted me today it seems i have been destined to come across her and finally give myself permission to LIVE...... it is incredable to me and that movie is well it just warms my heart and makes me smile and feel all sorts of emotions have a pink rainbow day

georgia from ohio

[Gr8tCompany]

there is a very plesant widn affect in this vid....

wooohhhhoooo

in the San Fernando Valley they have/had drive-in movies where my parents would take us as chldren...Harold and Maude! Please, please make a vid. Today I'm 45! doing what i want to do in Europe!Two years ago i had a 27 year old boyfriend (he's now a man!) :)

[zeddic23]

i love your different facial expression´s - you are so sweet ... (c;

[longhairred]

Oh my gosh. Harold and Maude! I laughed out loud.

[atree3]

some day I'll make my H&M vid

[longhairred]

A love story worth telling...

(I finally discovered the comments section in my mail.)

[tiglath]

you made my day today

scratch that

i make my day

just happened to

bump into you

[atree3]

so . . .you helped me make my day

[EvilLaughKid]

The sad thing is, those people who send you those messages. Eve after being told this. A number of them will not believe it, and they will continue to be miserable.

[atree3]

they live in fear

[debv5354]

Great video as usual, margaret

[fingercheese]

I have found some times in this life I have felt trapped, until I realized that I built the trap and placed so much credance in its importance.I left a soul killing job in 2003 after 9 yrs of hateing every minute that I spent there. I told myself that I had to stay there for the benefits and the high pay...but in reality there was no beneifit to what I was doing...so I finally got up the courage to get off of my complaceant ass and left..the benefits of leaving far outweigh the benefits staying.

[irishloveblue]

Thank you!

Irishgirl

[irishloveblue]

You are a lovely woman. Thank you for your kind words of peace.

Keep spreading the love

Irishgirl

p.s. I needed it today! Thank you

[amjPeace]

I have to confess I "waste" an awful lot of time in unproductive nonsense, but I seem to be enjoying it... so maybe I should stop beating myself up and just wait for the spirit to eventually move me to "get my act together."

[atree3]

Your act IS together

[Ravensinger]

Great advice. Yes, we can do what we want to NOW...we just have to want to badly enough. By the way, I have the DVD of Harold and Maude and absolutely LOVE it!!!

[atree3]

The point that most people seem to be missing here is that you WANT to be doing everything that you ARE doing, even though you think that you don't and resent having to spend time on the mundane and tedious. Guess I didn't make that clear. Maybe I should make a sequel.

[jawjjj]

good point. :)

[emphaticapathy]

We have art so that we do not die of the truth.

[atree3]

ooooo

that is good

[emphaticapathy]

Thank Nietzsche. (Though I never can tell whether you are being sarcastic).

[atree3]

sarcastic? moi?

not on this one, it is a gem

thanks

[torigirl35]

hey miss m*...i so agree. we CAN do anything if we choose to. everyone has a life path and it's up to us to paint that path the colors we love. i may be laying down, but that is not going to stop me from living a victorious and artistic life. thanks for sharing your truth and reminding us to follow ours. take care. ciao for now.

*tori*

[atree3]

I can tell, dear tori, you set a great example

[susanmarie70]

Wise words! Life really is too short to always just "wish"... Some things you can't change, but there is so much that you can...

[kenrg]

"You can make art out of anything." A simple truth, but a powerful one. Thank you.

[ItalianStallionette]

You are a sultry goddess tree... beautiful words!

[jogayot]

life sucks, being all artsy about it makes it suck less.

[atree3]

You are implying that 'sucks' is a negative state.

Odd, how that word has changed.

I like sucking, sucking the marrow out of the bones of life, sucking the last of the mango off the seed.

[jogayot]

retract your latest video! it made my answer here

""that's artsy! "that's the spirit!" as Roy Batty from Bladerunner would shout ;) blows, sucks, rocks... speaking of rocks: for sisyphus it's more like life tumbles... reading azrienoch's "the absurdity of philosophy" and reasserting myself in the artsy ;)""

irrelavent... ;-P

[MacBraveheart]

Aaaahhh...

THAT was good for the soul.

Tree3- I see you posted this on my birthday and since I believe in synchronicity I take this very serious indeed.

In recent years I have not exactly railed at life but have wondered where it was all going and why I did what I do. That I DO because I WANT to is something I tend to forget.

Ultimately only I have control over my actions- my life does not dictate to me but I to it.

Thanks for the reminder.

Right now I CONSCIOUSLY living as I do. cont-

[MacBraveheart]

I know this and am happy with it. Reaffirmation is good for the soul even though!

:)

You are such an inspiration. No WONDER folk would like to BE like you!

/waves to CityzenJane below

[atree3]

thanks for getting this, it is a rather strange concept and not easily understood. Admitting that we CHOSE to do what we do. That, for some reason, we WANT to do it, then pretend that we hate doing it.

Happy birthday, dear McB

[CityzenJane]

I have always felt so blessed at having seen Harold and Maude at the young and impressionable age of 16.

The bar was set indeed, but set by the right person, at the right time!

Hell Grannies Ride Hard!

[atree3]

HGRH  love it

[lisaviger]

... yes, absolutely ... we can make anything into art ... xoxo

[Weatherhill1]

5 Stars!

Your choice surroundings

& words

'passion'ately reminded me

of a statement made by the sculptor

Henry Moore ~

"There's no retirement for an artist.

It is your way of living,

so, there's no end to it".

Beautiful*****

[atree3]

thanks for that quote

I'll put it in my scrapbook

[tommy30507]

Margaret,

I am listening!!!!!!!!!!

Ronnie

[davidsolo]

thank you for your lovely wisdom and your viewpoints on art. Indeed, we all have the ability to choose to do what we want more than we realize and can opt for change if we desire it; we can make our lives fabulous and fulfilling if we believe we can. Also, I love how you stated that a 20-year-younger person taught YOU things about yourself and that arriving where you are is from a long-traveled journey of self-discovery to be the person that YOU (and you alone) were meant to be! Peace!

[atree3]

thanks for your wisdomically return

[simplydaft]

Sound, solid, pragmatic advice, and voiced with profound experience. Just the sort of thing I need to hear at this stage of my life. Thank you.

[angelroompatti]

was missing you after the quilting! couldn't agree with you more! btw I'm :) still working on the quilt!-

[mercoid]

The movie, really a play adaptation, You Can't Take it with You. In that house everyone is welcome and everybody does what they want to do.

My wife and I, now in our early 40's, both hate our jobs, but we have decided several months ago that we will make our house the "Do what you want to do house" She is back to making her art every night while I sit at the piano in the next room. Things are going SO WELL :)

[noJungleKiss]

I got it featured on my channel. I needed to hear that.

[atree3]

thank you!!

[Perroquet51]

Ah, Harold and Maude. Haven't thought of that movie in a long time. I think I have it on VHS somewhere. I'll have to go look for it.

[PGHMEDIA]

I didnt want to watch this video but I did. I am glad I did because I learned something. Sometimes you do things you dont want to do but you are glad you did.

[DanceExperiment]

Great advice

I have for my say that life has its way of taking me where i need to be :)

[atree3]

yes, we don't always see that . . .

[DanceExperiment]

even when I lose sight I try to keep believing :)

[komikero]

That's really great advice. I often encounter people who feel that they're stuck. They want to explore their artistic side but they need the money that comes from their job. I think if they want it bad enough, they can either, yes find artistic expression in their own job, or possibly even find the time to do it after office hours. It's difficult, I know because I've been there... but it can be very rewarding.

[atree3]

we have to help these guys . . .