Last night I painted. Not anything fancy. Not with anything other than my digital camera and Christmas lights. The beauty of it, though, is my boys laughed as I did a fancy dance - wiggling and giggling. It was magical in its own right. The way creating anything from the heart is. Though it wasn't created, painstakingly, over the course of months or with paper and paints - it was fun and heartwarming and fun. There was a sense of peace as I stopped thinking about my headache and heartache. All there was was me, the lights, my camera and my audience (my boys). Art doesn't have to be labor intensive. It doesn't even have to have anything to say - other than I am here, now, present in this moment - lost almost - aware of nothing other than light, form and laughter.
So, what did you create today? What ten minute endeavor did you lose and find yourself in? It can come in the form of art outside, the kind where it doesn't last but ten minutes and no one but yourself ever witnesses it or it could be a meal or a doodle or whatnot. It is up to you. The point is to create something for yourself. To be present in such an expression is a gift to your own soul.
Keep staying true to yourself. Keep loving what you are unfolding into. Keep reaching for the stars. Keep reaching deep inside. Keep breathing. Keep dancing. Keep following your bliss. Because a happy you is what the world needs. Well, that is what I keep telling myself.
Be _______. You fill in the blank.
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