cloudy and clear
The sky is cloudy. Sometimes the clouds are beautiful and other times ominous. When the clouds are ready to move along we see a clear sky revealed. Knowing that things eventually will clear takes, patience and a bit of faith.
watching clouds transition, remind us that things do in fact change
a path of broken pieces
Many broken pieces will be at your feet, as you make your way on your personal path. Broken pieces that we’ve created or circumstances that have made shards for us to navigate. Rest and keep going. We don’t complain when a dog behaves like a dog or a toddler behaves like a toddler but we complain our path is a mess – I think we forget that the nature of paths, they’re messy.
Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
practice making space
Practice making space by starting with a blank sheet of paper. If you don’t have enough time, use a timer and practice for 20 minutes. It’s important to give time and room just to warm up with no expectations of creating something wonderful, just practice making marks on the paper. Right now I’m experimenting with with colors and shapes.
Think of the Japanese concept of ma which is the space in-between. Not giving ourselves space to let our minds and pencils wonder, can result in physical clutter as well as not be thinking clearly.
Every inch on the paper does not need to be filled – practice making space
trying a different approach
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better Ralph Waldo Emerson
I bought new brushes that aren’t intended for painting, they’re make-up brushes. I think they worked out great! A lot of great movements and texture.
Trying a different approach. I encourage you to do the same!
following the hallway out
walking down the narrow hallway toward the door…
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings Of Buddha
image from Inside the Belly of the Whale, Portal #3