Friday, March 25, 2022

Do-Over

I notice that I am telling stories lately about not getting to my studio, not painting, not being able to get my bearings creatively, not this, not that. 

Anyone else noticing negativity in my self-talk? Resistance?

Yeah. 

Not great stories. 

I don't want to hear them, and I'm the one telling them!

Today I woke up, got myself outdoors for my predawn prayer walk, exhorted myself to loosen the story knot.

And I did. 

Oddly, I never once turned my attention to my painting stories. Instead, I asked my mom, dead six years now, if we could have a do-over of a conversation we first had in 1988 or 89. She was game. It went much better this time. My heart opened.

It has stayed open all day.

The Courage to Share Our Most Authentic Selves
1.75 x 6" bookmark
acrylic, ink, pastel, and collage on paper,
mounted on cardstock
abstract
2022

not for sale