I felt an emotion today that I hadn’t felt for quite some time and it hurt in a different kind of way, and every time I get this feeling this emotion if I have the opportunity to paint or draw I used that as the way that I get it out of me. Putting it into a canvas and off my chest is what works for me.
Fortunately, today I was able to find the time in the busy that is life and after feeling that emotion again, I instantly needed to get it out of me.
Art is an expression of how we feel and sometimes like the cycles of life we feel like shit whether at our own fault for the fault of another..Or no one’s fault at all!
We tap into this part of ourselves that is dark and I used to let it sit there and fester. I was deflecting, and it wasn’t until I met the right people that I started to realise the sorts of things about my mental health and agreed with the wise words of shrek -
Better out than in
so with gratitude for the time and ability to practice self care here is what came out.
A time where the soul felt dark opening it out onto a canvas is so therapeutic I strongly recommend it.
What next? Sometimes I burn it to release it, other times I have it out as a reminder for a bit or I paint over them next time I have a heavy emotion. Listen to your body and the 'YOU' part of your mind it will guide you.
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