Finding Divine Inspiration

I'm reading this book

The author talks about living a

listening lifestyle

Taking time to sit and listen

to the still, small voice.

so that's my challenge this week.

to sit.

and listen.

when I do,

my day is completely different.

I have different eyes.

different ears.

a different heart

for the people around me.

I have patience

peace

joy

understanding

that doesn't come from me.

My friend Mary inspired me

to take an online class.

She is such an inspiration.

Always learning,

always growing.

So I signed up for 

 Carla Sonheim's

 silly drawing class.

She is a complete delight.

I fell for Carla

and fine point Sharpies

and silly drawings and doodles

when I took her workshop

at Artfest last spring.

to sit and doodle and create

for the sake of creating

and just for fun.

her silly style 

 opens up creative doors for me.  

It allows me to take risks

and discover different parts of myself

and most importantly:

It's fun.

and simple.

mixed media can be so involved. 

so many steps:

painting, 

waiting,

drying,

painting some more...

it can take months to create a finished piece.

It is so satifying to sit down

and be finished

in a matter of minutes
and move on to something different.