CREATIVE SPIRIT

My "creative spirit" needs nourishment in order to survive. I cannot create anything, whether it be watercolors, ATC cards, or anything written without encouragement and food for thought, and heart. My head cannot see something great and then relay it to my hands or words unless there is a connection. The move we have made from Florida to California has drained me. Too many details and things to think about. What color should I paint the room? Should I join this or that? Which church should we attend? Doesn't sound earth shattering I know, but it's a process to get through the muck and find my inner self. One thing certain, I am happy to be home in Cathedral City, CA. From the first day, to the present (6 months later) I have felt at ease being here again. The streets are mine, the stores are mine, the people and the places and the mountains and desert are me. Me, me, me. For years I felt lost in Florida. Now I know I am found. Kinda like being saved. But, the creative process needs oil to get started. I am finding this oil in various places. I saw an HGTV show recently where the woman was looking for a home based on the right kitchen where she could photograph her blog photos. (Should've known it would be another woman that woke me up!) At first it sounded weird, but then I thought, "No, that's true." Blogging is an art and I haven't been blogging lately. I need to just do it, get into it, and GO! If nothing else it will make my brain, spirit and fingers all work together. Maybe next week I'll start my zentangling again, or paint something for our new house, or you never know! I might even encourage someone else. "Never lay down when you can sit up; never sit down if you can stand up; never, never stand still when you can fly with a creative spirit!" Carol