If you want to feel better, make something. Make anything. All creativity aligns us with Creation itself, the source of all healing. ~ Martha Beck
This sounds right. More, it feels right.
I use drawing to bring myself into the Sacred Present Moment. And as I’ve said before on these pages, my current joy is making Zentangles.
But… Whatcha think? Whatcha feel? Whatcha know?
What making works for you?
Making any art connects me to the present moment true enough, and that’s plenty. It also connects me to the Muse. If I want more creative energy, drawing will connect me to the source.
As you can guess, if I wait for the muse to stimulate me or inspire me, the wait c an be very long. Jump start by making something.
That’s all about the creative, but Martha B is talking about feeling better. Yes, I always. ALWAYS feel better when I draw, even if the art never meets the impossible standards of my inner perfectionist.
Here are two I did today.
Tip: Get some reusable modeling clay and leave it on your desk so you can make something anytime you want to feel better. The reusable kind won’t dry out, and it comes in colors. : )
Origami works too. YouTube will show you simple paper folding magic.
Lastly, make a poem. I suggest haiku.
Book of Joy
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World will certainly warm your heart and inspire you. It’s written by Douglas Carlton Abrams, who puts you in the room while two guys that know talk about the notion of joy — the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.
The handful of photos of these guys will warm your heart. These two octogenarians clearly reveal their free spirited inner five year olds. It can give you permission to let your sweet heart be open.
Get it. Read it => The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
May you walk in joyous ease,
William
