light a candle and let shine
We are told as children to “let our light shine.” But the problem has been that over time our light dims with the slog and schmutz of life. And it seems to be more difficult to figure out where and when it’s OK to be ourselves.
How do we practice letting our lights shine?
What and how do we practice letting our lights shine?
It takes practice.
get comfortable being the odd one out, the seed planter, the truth teller it will help you come back to your center.
a couple of tips to practice – literally light a candle.
if you order something, and it’s not what you wanted, practice saying something. if you disagree with a friend, child or spouse, practice sharing your thoughts. the last one isn’t easy but if you can practice sharing and shining it doesn’t seem so daunting.
Light that candle!
#artheals #practicepausing
the gospel song this little light of mine from the 1920’s later became song for the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
This little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
This little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
This little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine
is it beautiful, or heartbreaking?
the simple answer is, yes. it’s both; beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
many times I look at something and it looks beautiful only because the light is shining on the object at just the right angle. I look a little closer and then it’s not what I thought. the images below holds beauty and at the same time it’s clearly wilting, browning, losing petals and decomposing.
learn to hold the beauty and the heartbreak at the same time – to hold life in balance and viewing it as it is.
#artheals #practicepausing
still listening
i want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what other think – rumi
Being still, listening, and still listening. Staying with the pain that has been passed down and learning how to hold the space. Finding the precise balance between life’s daily heartbreaks and happinesses. The surest way to these things is to practice coming back to stillness daily.
still listening for the rhythm of stillness
#artheals #practicepausing
finding flow
how do we find flow? start with the flow of your breath. how do we find rhythm? start with the rhythm of your breath. listen to the rhythm and keep listening. watch the rhythm of the moon, the rain and the sun.
finding flow, finding my flow
learning to find the flow among the chaos
approaching art making as an extension of my breath, finding the natural flow and rhythm even when life is messy
