Meditation, Writing and Painting
As with the best of life, it is often preceded by times of struggle, tearing grief and restrictions that are beyond and external to our influence. I’d been on a recovery journey from 2016 when a dear friend with so much grace lived every day until her physical form could no longer contain her wonderful and joyful form. I started painting in January 2020 and in honour of generations of expressed art, both story tellers, musical rebels who played by ear, so too my paintings are feeling and emotion based, any technique is purely accidental and perhaps guided by the meditation and writing that comes before. I look back on the grief and the intervening 10 years and my perspective is richer now for every block and challenge that has come my way.
The stories we tell ourselves and moving into flow
Nothing in life is more certain than change. The lessons we are learning require us exclusively to be better today than we were from the version we were yesterday. Moving from holding tight to an earlier version of ourselves of the patterns and playbooks we still run whether through fear or habit, or simply by being on autopilot. Stepping into each new version of ourselves takes courage, and often the biggest obstacle is ourselves. Moving our focus and attention from autopilot to being present, being an observer of our emotions, and stopping in wonder to catch our breath at beautiful flowers, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, listening to the stories people tell, and the portal moments when surrender and letting go to enter a flow state lifts us toward remembering why we chose to live, toward the divine, trusting that we are protected and carried on the river of life, to growth, designed by our higher selves and our guides, being curious and grateful as more and more gifts are delivered.
Sharing with You
In this blog, I invite you to explore and be inspired. Although I have chosen to block all incoming comments and correspondence, I hope that you find the joy and inspiration that may give you another step forward in this journey we call life.