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Painting As Spiritual Practice: Life Lessons Learned, One Brushstroke At A Time

April 26, 2017

Spiritual truths often arrive wearing unexpected disguises. It’s wrong to assume that the only way to get ‘there’ is by sitting in deep meditation on a mountaintop. True, that method might work for you, but there are limitless ways to arrive at some of the deeper understandings about the nature of Life that don’t require walking traditional routes. Take painting for example . . . 

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In art, spirituality Tags ram dass, psychedelics, 1970s, mysticism, crochet, spirituality, spiritual path, spiritual truth, meditation, painting, art, creative work, creativity, compassion, acrylic painting, acrylics, patience, anxiety, frustration, a new perspective, balance, swami vivekananda, intuition, wisdom, live wisely, ego, truth, personal truth, personal insight, personal discovery, personal power, personal freedom, personal growth
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Perfectionism: The Creative Road To Nowhere

January 12, 2017

Aiming for excellence in your chosen field is the sign of a Master craftsman in the making . . . but striving for perfectionism almost always guarantees a zero return on your efforts. If sheer output stands as a legacy of living a full creative Life, then the only thing a perfectionist typically has to show for his/her good intentions are a bunch of projects left undone.

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Looking At Life Upside Down

December 15, 2016

Your eyes - those deceptive things lodged in our heads - get so used to seeing things in a certain prescribed way, that it’s almost like they become blind or lazy to what’s right in front of them. Unless of course you shake things up a bit by looking at it all differently . . . like upside down. 

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In life lesson, art Tags life lessons, painting, art, make art, creativity, creative work, creative, a new perspective, compassion, awareness, awaken, boundaries, gradual development, gratitude
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Turns Out, You Actually Don’t HAVE To Quit Your Day Job . . .

November 10, 2016

Who says an artist can't work a day gig and still find the time to do their creative work? 

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