31 January 2013

finding center



Drawing is not my forte.

But I scribble and swirl with the best of them. I found myself feeling out of sorts today, needing to crawl inside my own head for a bit. I put my headphones on, scrolled to some meditation music and dug my sketchbook out of my bag. I drew a strange looking tree. And then hatched it and doodled around it.

I could feel my mind relaxing and I wrote a single line on the page: there is always time to begin.

It's true, isn't it? No matter where you are, you can always begin and move forward. In those six little words I found my center again.


5 comments:

FunkyC said...

Two thoughts:

1. Many a night, I tucked in a child and said, 'Tomorrow is a NEW day.'

2. 'I never look back, dahling, it detracts from the now.' Edna Mode, The Incredibles.

HollyM said...

I like that quote! It's very optimistic. And doodling is a great way to slow down and relax.

Carol R. Eaton Designs said...

Great quote! I'll keep it in mind when the piles get too big and begin to wash over me...

Judy Sall Fiber Art said...

I WISH I could get myself to doodle regularly! For some reason, it does not come easily to me. And yet, I know when I do, I can focus better... maybe I'll give it another try, and thanks for the inspiration!

Sea Air Arts - Deb H said...

Love the doodle and the phrase. You are right, sometimes I can sit down and just write one sentence and it suddenly all becomes clear (life, the universe and everything). So, why don't I write more often? Good question - perhaps that's why I'm taking your class ;o)

And to (Cathy) Edna Mode - so right , Dahling!