Wednesday, February 19, 2014

CREATING WITH EASE: Separating myself from the irrational negative through art making

SEPARATING MYSELF FROM THE IRRATIONAL NEGATIVE (Art by Hallelujah Truth)
Hallelujah for CREATIVITY! Hallelujah for MAKING ART! Hallelujah for envisioning one's health and drawing images to support that! ART IS MEDICINE!

Yes, I create art to SAVE MYSELF! I ALTAR my ART and meditate, pray, and envision the affirmative, kindness, and abundant health--acquired WITH EASE.
You might ask what I need to be saved from....

Excellent question! I need to be saved from myself! I struggle with issues of worthiness and not being good enough. I will assume guilt at the drop of a hat. And I have been known to be a suffering martyr! Internalized thoughts impact the body. My body!

I have a doctor's appointment on Friday in order to address the hair that I am losing. Yes, I have lost hair which has manifested itself in a large bald spot on the top of my head. And I'm losing more. Let's see the medical reason why!
I'M WHOLE, HEALED AND HEALTHY. I love playing with my images in Photoshop. Here I used the "cutout" function and it abstracted my idea just in the way I needed it to be expressed. The "irrational negative" is to my left here. I'm in the center, saying: "STOP!" The figure on my right was intended to represent calm and a "moving away" from that irrational unwarranted harm that is not mine to own. (Art by Hallelujah Truth)

Meanwhile I will address the spiritual reasons. I am dancing and drawing out from my bodyspirit the irrational negativity that I have allowed to "inform" all of me--my mind, my heart, my soul, my body. It is easiest to refer to all of these parts of self as the BODYSPIRIT.

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW JOURNEY. How does one change how one thinks, behaves, moves, and just generally "BEs"? By making art! Visualizing, drawing, painting, blogging, and proclaiming. Dancing is useful too! I am super  charged and aligning my life with the universe of loving kindness and truth. (Art by Hallelujah Truth)
 
That's Coffee With Hallelujah! SOUL BLOG with me and share your thoughts about art as medicine and how you address the negativity in your life!

7 comments:

  1. I am so in awe of your creativity, your spirituality, your thinking, your writing...I am in awe of all you do. Every Time I read your blog I am amazed at the depth of your soul, the depth of your being. As I take a break from doing some hand sewing and read your blog I know I will always strive to be more like you. You are my role model and perhaps my muse personified.

    I hope you get good news on friday when you see your doctor. I am sending healing hugs and thoughts to you. :)

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    1. Darlene what a wonderful opportunity to revisit your comments from almost a year ago! Since the doctor's visit and the diagnosis, I have been struggling with concepts surrounding our physicality and how our health is related to everything we do. It means so much to read your words now, that I inspire you. Thank you. You continue to inspire me. I look forward to continuing our frienship.

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  2. Love your authenticity Ruth and how you are dancing and making art daily to integrate your life. Love you my friend.
    P.s. Ditto what Darlene Said :)

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    1. Christine...almost one year later...revisiting this blog and your comment feels important to me. AUTHENTICITY. Being authentic is a challenge.
      I'm glad you are here with me and that we are dancing our authenticity together.

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  3. Love your blog! Just beginning my own focused creative journey as a sort of 3rd act in my life - though i see the thread throughout the past years. Looking forward to inspiring reading!

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    1. Hello Wendy! It always means so much to me when somebody randomly finds my blog. And you found this particular one! It gave me the opportunity to revisit what I said and the comments written here. Thank you. It would be great if you would consider your creative process with us on a Facebook group I created and am an administrator of, The Daily Creative Practice. We are a warm online community that supports each others creative endeavors. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125480317640649/

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  4. I have been reading your blog for awhile, and I am inspired by the way you use your art for self-discovery and healing. Thank you for all your sharing. Best wishes in resolving the problem with your hair. It must be alarming!

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