Coloring Outside the Lines and Living in the Moment
When I was little I loved to color in coloring books. I had one of those big sets of Crayola crayons and everyday I would sit down and color. I definitely made sure that I didn't color outside of the lines and I always colored the sky blue and the grass green! Those were my rules for art back then.
Fast forward 34 years later and I'm coloring outside the lines in every way possible! I'm pushing the limits and discovering the endless possibilities of my creative talents. I currently have several projects going right now which is taking enormous amounts of time, but I'm definitely having the time of my life!
However, no matter how busy I get, I'm learning to make time to do some coloring...
Fast forward 34 years later and I'm coloring outside the lines in every way possible! I'm pushing the limits and discovering the endless possibilities of my creative talents. I currently have several projects going right now which is taking enormous amounts of time, but I'm definitely having the time of my life!
However, no matter how busy I get, I'm learning to make time to do some coloring...
Doodling and coloring has become my art therapy...
A time to just let my mind become free...
A time to just be in the moment.
Not that I'm not in the moment when I'm doing other things, however. Being "in the now" is something that I've been practicing for the past several years. I've written about it several times over at one of my other blogs, The Good Life (Refer to this post: "Living the Power of Now"). I have noticed, though, that when I'm creating art, I'm more in the moment. I highly recommend reading Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now if you want to experience this state of mind.
Something profound and magical happens when you can stay in the present moment. All of a sudden you feel more vibrant and energized. The "To Do" list becomes exciting instead of *just* tasks that need to be done - as is my case. As I type this I'm beginning to feel this shift...a mind shift into "the zone"...the writing zone if you will. The words just start flowing out and your fingers all of a sudden just take off as if they already know what to type even before they hit the keyboard!
A time to just let my mind become free...
A time to just be in the moment.
Not that I'm not in the moment when I'm doing other things, however. Being "in the now" is something that I've been practicing for the past several years. I've written about it several times over at one of my other blogs, The Good Life (Refer to this post: "Living the Power of Now"). I have noticed, though, that when I'm creating art, I'm more in the moment. I highly recommend reading Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now if you want to experience this state of mind.
Something profound and magical happens when you can stay in the present moment. All of a sudden you feel more vibrant and energized. The "To Do" list becomes exciting instead of *just* tasks that need to be done - as is my case. As I type this I'm beginning to feel this shift...a mind shift into "the zone"...the writing zone if you will. The words just start flowing out and your fingers all of a sudden just take off as if they already know what to type even before they hit the keyboard!
