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Anything we do and any way we “be” can be highly creative, co-creative, artistic, fifth dimensional. The artistic mindset and approach to life and living bring tremendous joy, freedom, peacefulness, and childlike openness. What are your art forms? What do you love so much you’d engage with it all day if you could?
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I picked up the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain today for the first time in years. I’d forgotten its allure and wisdom and I’d forgotten how much I love to draw…though I can’t draw worth a bean.
I’ve taken several classes, years ago, and when taking class approached the ability to truly see what I was looking at (perceiving a thing as it really is rather than as I thought it was—without defining or judging it, in other words) and draw in a realistic and representational way that pleased me.
But I never quite mastered it, I didn’t stick with it long enough, to be able to pick up sketchbook and pencil and dash off a good drawing. Or even a drawing that looked vaguely like the object.
I allowed it to be “hard.”
I’m committing to reading and doing the exercises. Being absorbed in making art, even a quick charcoal sketch, launches me into 5D. I hadn’t thought of that in that exact way until today.
I’d love to know if anyone else experiences that transformational relationship with art! Whatever your activity or medium may be.
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I’d like to mention another book that’s an excellent companion on the artistic path. (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain that I mentioned is by Betty Edwards.)
The other book I’ve found extraordinarily useful is the very popular The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
If anyone has book or website recommendations to encourage our creative and artistic endeavors, please post!
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I used to draw all the time when I was younger, and I loved it. When I reached high school, my passion for it started to fade, and now it’s completely gone. I feel slightly bitter about it if I’m being honest, because my friend is also an artist and I want to draw stuff with him. With all that being said, I do macramé now as a creative outlet. I would also consider playing video games to be a creative outlet, because many of them give you a lot of freedom to play how you like and reach goals in your own way. Some games are actually just creative sandboxes, like Minecraft.
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Hi Alex,
I don’t know what you’re open to, but you could look at the books I referenced, especially Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and I bet you’d be inspired. It’s about learning to see rather than the mechanics of learning to draw (though the outcome is, you learn to draw).
I’m only on page 9 and I feel like I’ve come home.
I’d love to have a dialog here with others making their way through the book. 🥰
Love and Light,
Catherine
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That sounds like an interesting book, Catherine – If my local public library has it, I will hunt it out : )
I have never been able to draw or paint with the grace I wish I could conjure up , so instead I do a lot of simple fun art play – always getting new ideas I want to try out , and find I can be quite content making stuff out of supplies I have on hand . This winter especially I’ve been organizing / taking inventory and getting inspired to just have a good time with it, small creations can satisfy the itch I have to be ‘artistic ‘
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Hi Lynn, I think you’d LOVE Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. I’m meandering my way through it instead of trying to learn it all and learn it NOW (my usual method).
One exercise is to write your name several different ways and respond to the “nonverbal message.” I treated it perfunctorily but ended up getting intriguing insights from it.
I have the “revised and expanded” 1989 edition; I’m not sure if there’s a newer one.
Enjoy your crafty projects. It’s all about the mindset (or non-mind-set) of our activities.
Love all!
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hehehe – I like that phrase, Catherine … the non-mindset of our activites 😀
I have been watching some interviews tonight while I sculpt little animals from FIMO to keep my hands busy . -
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that’s funny : )
no people ( ever! or so far anyway), I just make whatever my fingers decide to do , which is why your use of the term non-mindset ( above) made me smile.
Tonight I made a dog, a mouse, a crow, a mink, a june bug and a fox.
Fimo is a polymer clay ( comes in variety of colors ) and can be baked in regular oven to harden ,once a creation is deemed worthy of permanence.
For me, I believe the magic is that it takes me back to a sense of being a kid again, playing with Plasticene and blending my own colors etc. If not pleased, squash it up and start something different.
It’s lots of fun to play with (also good therapeutic exercise for my arthritic hands too) and little projects can sit around for ages ( if tucked away safe from cat hair, crumbs and dust ! ) patiently waiting till you’re in the mood to come back to it again.-
Wonderful! You’ve given me an idea of something to get for my mom. She gets tired of reading all day. Having spent a lifetime being a homemaker and “doer,” she doesn’t like idleness. She has limited mobility and cognizance (at 92, no wonder!) and I was thinking of getting her a kids’ needlework craft kit. Clay sounds easier and more fun.
Have to make sure the cats don’t find it though. They’d think it’s a yummy snack, I’m sure.
Thanks, Lynn!
Love all,
Catherine💞💓🌈
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Hi, indeed creativity in any form allows our higher self and divine connection to flow through to our daily lives. I’ve found a deep sense of joy and peace through art and writing poetry. Maybe have a permanent section within the forums where folks can post pictures of their creativity?
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Hi Catherine & Suzanne
hey, that’s a nice suggestion from jensc – I’d like reading other’s creative writing, or seeing photos ( if that’s possible to do here ) of things they’ve made.
Catherine, I think Fimo for a senior ( I’m one, at 64 – though I rarely think of myself that way ) is a really fun idea – research it on-line as some Fimo clay is harder in texture to work with than others , and perhaps she might need you to help ‘ warm it up ‘ with your set of extra hands in order to get it pliable for her. I like to do small animals but it’s a versatile material (- a lot of people make beads or jewelery with it. You’ll find books and tutorials etc on-line. )
I have a few varieties of the clay and many colors on hand and find it keeps unopened for year – some types and colors I do find better / easier to work with than others.
Just so some research and then find a couple colors for her to play with : )
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Jen and Lynn, I think that’s a wonderful idea to have a shared creativity area. I’ve been wishing we could post our creations but I’m not even sure there’s an option in the posts to attach an image. I’ll ask Suzi about it.
And welcome to the forum, Jen!😻 I also write poetry because sometimes nothing else is adequate for expression. I don’t care if it makes sense to anyone else, either. Ah, freedom!
I’ll research a little before getting the clay, Lynn. I didn’t realize there’d be multiple options. My “research” may take place in the store with a live human being. I figure they need the interaction as much as we do and I love instant answers and then picking an item off the shelf!
I’m 64 too and don’t believe it either. So I well remember before online shopping or research.
Yep, I’m on the West Coast. Santa Barbara (Goleta to get technical, but it doesn’t have the name recognition of Santa Barbara. Do remember the soap opera back in the 80s or 90s?) (and I am literally 2 miles from being zoned in Santa Barbara so I’m not fudging too much. 😘)
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If there’s a Michael’s store near you, they should carry it and hopefully have knowledgable staff to guide you … usually you can scare up a coupon on-line to apply to a purchase , I find the ‘ 40% off an item ‘ one is a nice help, they change it up each week (in Canada anyway) so I don’t go unless I have one of those !
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Michael’s is one mile away. We still get the printed newspaper (all 8 pages) with the Sunday Michael’s ad but I’ll have to go online to get a coupon, I think. They’re not running the ads as much since plandemic.
There’s also a locally owned educational supply store and I’ll call them. I patronize locals as much as possible.
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I forgot to say I’m awaiting the book ( Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) you mentioned , Catherine – the public library here will notify me when it gets to their location and I’m looking forward to it’s arrival.
I’m in Canada ( Nova Scotia) where the winters can feel long and dark, and Springtime can often be late arriving … my way of passing the time in lock down is to play and create like a child, whether I have my two grandchidren visiting here or not ! I can easily & peacefully spend a day or an evening on a little project and it gladdens my heart to get lost in the process.
I felt moved this past year, especially with the new energies coming in for Gaia, to work hard to de-clutter and re-organize here, take inventory of what I’m keeping and then move forward with a goal to use & really enjoy what’s at hand here … and really permit myself to immerse in the simple pleasure and satisfaction each step of the way. I love all this quiet ‘stay at home’ time , there’s less guilt or pressure to be doing more ‘important’ things .
I’m a ‘thrift shop’ shopper , and a couple years ago a paper co. donated a bunch of inventory to the local Value Village and I got excellent quality drawing paper & card stock at crazy low prices … enough to do me and grandchildren a few years and to gift paper to others around me as well.
I’ve long had a plan for making some paper mobiles and hope my drawing skills can be improved to help them ‘come into being’ the way I can see them in my head …
thanks again for your post where you mentioned that book title, Catherine !
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So glad you’ll be getting the book, Lynn. I’ve slacked off a bit but it sits on the table by my chair.
Reorganizing and decluttering can be brutal, or, as you’re doing it, leisurely and lovely.
Are you familiar with Flylady? Flylady.net (don’t be put off by the name, there’s a story behind it) Your library may have her book, Sink Reflections. But all you’d need to know is on her website.
I envy your massive store of fine papers! Sad but true, stationers are a thing the past, mostly. There used to be several in town, but…
Happy week to all of us. I can’t believe it’s only Monday, I feel half a week has gone by since the weekend.
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P.s., I just checked out Flylady’s site. The Monthly Habit for February is Decluttering. Some coincidence, hmm?
http://www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/february/
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Canadian winters are the ideal time for long-term inside projects …
Isn’t that funny, thanks !! YES I found FlyLady years ago and got her first (?) book & even now I find having a shiny clean kitchen sink, which she used as her first step, still gives me that sense of inspiration and achievement 😀
I started a drastic purging of items in the house about a year ago, while my husband did the same process in the outbuildings – we have four ! woodshed, garden shed, boathouse on the shore, and ‘barn’ (no animals, except 2 feral cats who have their own little shelters inside.)
In the past, I could accomplish getting the downstairs sorted out with a lot of vim and vigour , but meanwhile the excess stuff I shifted around would be bogging up the second floor.(no basement here, yay ) And by then I’d have run out of steam to keep at it and complete the whole job well, and so eventually I’d just be repeating the pattern again.
So, this time, going at it slow & steady and having both of us in the same mind set has been working well …
I’m not done in the house yet, as my goal this time around is for all items to have passed ‘the test’ to be here , and for me to have a permanent place for each.
It’s challenging, when having a creative streak and the irrepressible urge to have art supplies/sewing fabric and inspiration on hand, to keep myself in check and to be realistic over whether or not I will use something … so I appreciate the Marie Kondo recommendation of holding or touching something to feel if it’s still resonating well with me. I can say thank you, goodbye now, wish it well and drop it off to the thrift shop.
I’m pretty much at the very satisfying part of the project now … I can see the amount of progress made the past 12 months and I can now envision having a tidy functional work space and the materials I need will all be easy to find. Pretty exciting to have that end in sight now.… of course,now I see that the timing being what it is … just when I have the inside all set up and projects started, Gardening Season will arrive here (it begins late where we are , usually about May) and my focus will shift to outdoor stuff again 😀
That’s something I’ll have to navigate more mindfully when it arises this year, because I do not want the indoor environment to go by the wayside when I get too busy. I garden 3 seasons a year for my vet to pay my bills and I look after a friend’s back yard as well – luckily my husband does most of the hard labour in our own gardens nowadays.
The month of February is almost done, and I have been really grateful to have something calming to keep my hands and at least one half my mind occupied so I’m not as preoccupied with the bigger events on earth and what’s unfolding… holding the Light here
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Your story is inspiring and pragmatic both, Lynn!
So glad your spouse is on the same page. A bit hard if not.
I haven’t lived anywhere with acreage since I was a kid and I didn’t do much gardening, so I missed out on clearing the back 40 and raising the barn. 😘
I love that “your” cats have shelters!! Do they reciprocate with rodent control?
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Thank you, Ralph – that’s sweet of you to comment !
Catherine, sorry if what I said made home here sound more grandiose than it is – we don’t have a farm , just 1 and 3/4 acre of hilly land on the shore , but for some reason, when he built it , my husband has always called ‘ the barn ‘ the barn … it looks like one, it’s rustic style and has a ramp into it and a big sliding wooden door , etc … totally looks like goats could happily frolic their way in and out.
But we just use it for general storage , bikes, sleds, winter tires , blah blah blah – and the cats (both born feral) have an entry/exit hole in the floor to make getting in and out quick and secret. They definitely hunt , although they get fed 2 times a day.Yes, I’m very grateful my spouse was hit hard by the same extreme kick of ‘purge & organize’ ( this is the first time in 40 years that it’s happened to us both at the same time , so I know it’s not to be taken lightly … definitely part of the whole process we’re in )
I can get him to tote stuff to the trunk of the car and make a bee-line to drop it off … he totally understands how good it feels to clear things out once you’ve made up your mind.
~ and since he does not see eye to eye with me on the bigger happenings in the world (he’s awaiting the proof on the 6 o’clock news ) at least there’s something we can work at together !!-
~ and since he does not see eye to eye with me on the bigger happenings in the world (he’s awaiting the proof on the 6 o’clock news ) at least there’s something we can work at together !!
That’s so funny and equally sad 😭 to a dramatic level … it still made me smile though hahahahaha 😂🤣
As I see it Lynn … we are all in this together. The clearing and purging all happens on the level of awareness we are holding. The physical is just ONE level in which we Express ourselves … IN our own I Body … and our larger World/Reality Body.
Just keep on purging and cleaning up the debris, at one point we All are left with only cleaning the Inner us.
Much Love
Ralph
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I figured your feral kitties are fed by you, too, but that won’t stop their hunting! My mom said they had “barn cats” at her farm and they weren’t pets. They kept rodents out of the grain silo so they were actually pretty important.
Your 1.75 acres is acreage as far as I’m concerned. 😁 it’s a lot of upkeep, but so wonderful to have space that’s “yours.” May all who wish to have that, have it, soon.
I wouldn’t turn down pastureland for equine and bovine rescues. Love the big grass eaters. Farmer’s granddaughter, I guess. (and I have NEVER thought that or said it. Hmm!)
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glad you saw the bit of humour in it, Ralph …
some days I can laugh and be more wise and graceful about it than other days .
And I concur, of course, with you about us all being in this together and cleaning our inner selves. (i.e. I should not be rushing him or trying to fix him ! ) I do know that, even if right this moment I’m not feeling much like a shining example.I found this post from you right after having a conversation with spouse this morning which ended in impasse and distance – apparently he’s heard psychologists on radio and t.v. lately giving their expert advice to folks who have ‘someone in the family who’s gone off the deep-end down the rabbit-hole’ and it reinforces his belief that I just have to move on and get past this crazy phase I’m in, and he should just be trying to ‘not engage’.
well, not engaging … that has been how we have had to choose to cope , for the most part – we avoid the triggers and keep the peace.
but sometimes I just can’t keep myself quiet and so every few weeks I nudge a bit (today I asked him to read 2 and 1/2 pages in a book , as I was hoping it would catch his interest and perhaps crack open a door in him – because he has some physical stuff going on and I said it may be related to ascension symptoms and the book lists 23 he could look over ) But turns out he thinks me believing the earth is in a Shift is also merely part of me crazily thinking there’s an Alliance and big stuff happening and part of a QAnon Cult.
The thing is once upon a time, we were on the same page, more or less, about spiritual things. This past year he’s locked his mind up and chose to label me a conspiracy theorist as I have ‘no proof’ of anything. (apparently, anything found the internet does not count, yikes – so hence my presentation of a Book today )
It actually hurts me deeply, as well as frustrates and sometimes angers me , to not be able to discuss and share things which are so huge … because I’ve got a sense we were ‘supposed’ to be comrade in arms together here in this lifetime, as we were apparently often soldiers together in the past, apparently I would still Like to be working together as a Team.soooooooo , when I’m in my Higher Self I can plainly see that this immense challenge (for us to live under one roof with a deep rift in our beliefs about what is unfolding) is something I must try and rise to with tolerance, respect , love, patience, kindness , etc etc etc … so THAT is the apparently the big lesson I need. I can see I need to NOT lean on him as having to be my partner in this , and I just have to get over it & stand on my own two spiritual feet. I try to see the bigger picture , I do.
but to be honest, I don’t always manage it . Sigh : (
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This probably isn’t real helpful, Lynn, but if it’s any consolation, your story is probably representative of thousands or millions of people.
Those snarky MSM exhortations to the “normies” on how to “deal with their crazy loved one who’s gone down the rabbit hole…” grrrrr. It makes me think of the religious sects that send their congregants out to convert the rest of us, door to door.
But it’s worse because they’re hustling their hokum straight from the TV into our brains.
Too bad we can’t arrange for a cable (or satellite TV) outage at your house. (Can we?)
Keep coming and keep expressing. Your words certainly resonate with me, and I’m sure with many!
Love,
Catherine
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Hi Lynn,
Thank you so much for sharing and opening up, your personal story. There is so much “ammunition” info in your message, I could probably “shoot” at it all day … don’t worry … I won’t hahahahaha 😂🤣
The only two things I like to offer are.
1) You are raising your vibration out of the “conditional love” frequency band. All loved ones around you sense this. They are feeling this change and don’t like it. They are “forced” to join you in these higher frequencies … or part!? That’s the light worker’s “job”.2) Use the power of questions! Both for yourself, as all people around you. This allows all to hold their “truth”, without the “need” to adjust when confronted with a Higher Truth.
Anyway I’ll send you unconditional love from my side 💕💐😘
Ralph
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Thank you ! if I were feeling more resilient, I’d say oh go ahead, shoot away as I know there’d be lots of wise stuff for me to absorb , and I’d wish to take it in the kindly and objective perspective you’d mean for me to, but am a bit wobbly and off right now, so I’ll just settle for the unconditional love , much appreciated 😀
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I haven’t actually found the emoticons here, as I’m not a natural at doing computer-anything . And so when I make that annoying grin face above, it’s because I actually did the ‘two dots over each other’ key (I forget what that’s called) and half a bracket , as the old fashioned way to make a smiley face.
Anyway , big thank you again , Ralph.
… on my drive this afternoon to do errands and get the dogs out for a trail walk, I passed a sign outside a business which said
“Is it more important to be right , or to just love others ? ” and I took that as a message meant for me today !
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“Is it more important to be right , or to just love others ? ” and I took that as a message meant for me today !
Or maybe you took this one for the “collective team”. My feeling tels me this lesson is one for all of us!
Anyway, I like our little chat today. Thank you.
Love 💓💞💖💕
Ralph
Ps. I do the emoji’s from my tablet. It’s just another feature there. On my computer, I wouldn’t know now. If I do I’ll let you know 😉
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Ralph and Lynn, your posts made me cry. Just a bit. In a good way. There is so much beauty being created on our little forum. Thank you, thank everyone, for bringing your paintbrushes and EXPRESSING yourselves.
It must be perfectly in tune that this is in the Artists thread.
On a prosaic note…I can’t get emoticons to work from my computer, either, Lynn. If I figure it out I’ll let you know. I almost always read and post to the forum on my iPad (like Ralph) (or whatever tablet you have, Ralph, I know there are other brands). There’s too many emojis to ever use but at least they’re easy to find on the “keyboard.”
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