Coffee with Moe - Falling into Place

Coffee with Moe & Sally
M: Great picks Sally. I heard a rumour
recently that Shantaram was getting
made into a movie. Let’s hope the
director and cast will do your favourite
justice. With all the great creative
experience and exposure that you’ve
had in your life, can you give CwM
readers your thoughts on when it’s ok
to break the rules?
S: The Arts are an area that begs for
people to break rules. Picasso and
George Braque succeeded in changing
the art world with their rule breaking
Cubism movement. Hip Hop and Jazz
were musical genres that were truly
musical inventions that broke rules and
changed the music industry. Technology
and science are based on inventions that
break the rules and change the status
quo. Rule breaking is normal in youth.
Children are fearless and grow and learn
by breaking rules.
Breaking the rules teaches you about
making happy mistakes. These moments
can help create your most brilliant ideas
and place you on the road to new artistic
inventions.
M: Happy mistakes indeed. Great
perspective Sally. From this positive
viewpoint, is there any advice that
you’ve come across in your life, that
has resonated with you?
S: Give yourself up to something bigger
than yourself! In following this advice, I
have found that love comes back to you
in so many different ways. Also, I believe
in the Latin saying "Carpe Diem". Seize
the day! Love your family, your friends and
yourself.
Make a habit of building good Karma
around you. Life is so very short and the
people that love and support you are such
a gift. Always allow new friends to enter
your life. Every person that you share your
life with, and vice versa, give you new
avenues to grow. The last one is, laugh
every day! Laughter is the elixir of life.
M: That’s really sage advice, thank you
Sally. And as a wrap up for this Q&A,
can you tell us what helps you distress
in this busy modern world?
S: I deal with stress by playing in my
garden, my studio and getting out to
Millarville to horseback ride or walk. Plan
Air Painting is possibly the best stress
buster. When you plant yourself on a
hillside and immerse yourself in a painting,
life just seems to melt away.
M: Beautiful. Melting away is exactly
what we all need from time to time.
Thank you Sally for speaking with me
today for the benefit of CwM readers.
I’m sure they’ve gained not only a
glimpse into your beautifully created
life, but have also found nuggets of
wisdom they can use to increase their
happiness and creativity today.
To learn more about Sally, visit her at
her website:
www.sallymacgregor.ca
and/or, if you live in the Calgary area,
come visit Sally at her Show & Sale
this October 14-15 2017 at her studio.
Details on the next page or her website
More studio photos & show details are
also available on the next page.