You Finish It

Mixed Media: Gouache and India Ink

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 In September, vacations come to an end, schools welcome returning and new students, and many people start work on the to-do list that they set aside during the summer months. Non-profits gear up for their annual fundraisers and our mailboxes fill up with requests for support.  Suddenly, the stores fill with all types of holiday paraphernalia.  It feels like demands on one’s time and energy are coming from every direction.

 

Take a pause and use creativity to cope with the challenges of a changing season.  Create your own mini retreat.  Take a class or workshop to learn a new form of creative expression.  It will calm your spirit, and, in the process, you may find a talent that you did not know you possessed. Let pause and creativity be your “reset” buttons.

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The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt—Sylvia Plath

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This pause may also relax you to the point where you come up with solutions to a nagging concern that has bedeviled you for ages.  It may not be perfect, but it might be the beginning of a thought process that will lead to a lasting solution.

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You can’t use up creativity.  The more you use, the more you have—Maya Angelou

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The image in this month’s message is unfinished because I hope that you will print it out, get some markers or colored pens, and finish it yourself.  It just might be the pause that you need.

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Wishing you a splendid September.