Do I Zen?

Do I Zen?  I have found that being creative when there is chaos in my life is difficult to maintain.  I’m not talking about ‘being stuck’ or ‘fear of the blank page’ stuff. It’s more a lack of desire, a bit of anxiety, angry moments, alot of depression caused by external factors impacting my little peaceful world. Sometimes, it’s not a matter of simply turning off the news because it’s within my four walls. Feelings invoked can linger, rattle around in my head & pop back up when it’s bed time! So, how do I create when life gets shitty?!

 ‘Creativity flows from good health’.

Therefore, I practice what I preach and I’m a big believer in self-care. So, I drag out my art journals during the day and I push watercolors around before bed (actually IN bed but Myla doesn’t mind). I found it to be very therapeutic to drip acrylic inks into water on my page (whoosh), to tear & glue collage papers, scribble with an oil pastel, push hard onto the rubber stamps and spread pigments where ever I want! Going back to a simple ‘process’ takes the pressure off producing until I feel more like ‘me’ again.

 More importantly, I journal those stupid thoughts in my head, express the feelings being held in my body and then paint over them when I’m ready to ‘let it go’. All that matters is my Zen returns and I’m able to approach the day in an artful way. (hey, that rhymes!)

HeART Connection Class

I’ll be offering a Therapeutic Zen Journaling class soon; so come with me and settle the chaos!

From my heart to yours,