Create the World

It’s a funky world right now

It’s 2023. The world is on fire, metaphorically and figuratively. I’ve got some personal challenges going on as a side dish to the worldwide drama. For me over the past few years, it’s been easier to fall into funks.

A funk reflection

I feel like I lived in a rut for a long, long time. Back before my marriage. Back into high school. Back into elementary school. Partially it was a rut of my own making. Partially it was a rut created by having familial models that were also in ruts (at least to my perception).

Healing

Since 2009, I’ve been healing. I began my process of living daringly. Healing and growing have led me to a place where I can feel when I’m getting stuck in a rut a little earlier in the process. And I’m learning that I create my own world, so I can get myself out of or avoid the rut altogether. I make the choices in my life. I don’t have to just go with the flow.

I create my world. That’s fucking powerful. And something I too often forget.

Even back in 2013 I was contemplating such things. (I’m glad I found that post, because I’d forgotten about Tanya Davis‘s wonderful video about learning to live alone.)

A recent funk

Thursday I was at a low point as I’m working to get out of a mental and metaphysical rut. I made the choice to not stay and ruminate in that low place. I went and prepared my art materials and I began working. I cut big watercolor sheets down, and I chose to work with two 5×7″ pieces.

Sometimes it’s cathartic to stick with the emotion and work it out in art. I’ve definitely created pieces from that space of anger, stuckness, frustration, etc…

But for this one, I started with colors that bring me joy. Then I dug into my collage box: little cuttings and savings from magazines, old books, and more. I found the little picture of the person holding the tree, seemingly in meditation. The rest leads from there.

Breathe. Create. Breathe. Let it out. Spread love.

Closing Out

I felt so much better after creating.

As an FYI … Not all of my creations go into frames, but I really liked how this one turned out in addition to it being something that helped me heal while making it. It is available to go home with the person it belongs with!

And what’s its title? You guessed it! Create the World.

I hope you are funk-less wherever you are. Unless it’s the James Brown sort of funk, and then I hope you are as funky as you wanna be!!

May we share:
kind thoughts,
kind words, and
kind actions, intentions, and love.

À bientôt.