Don't forget where you come from....

Looking back with love is an important way of looking at things if you are me. since not all of the things that have happened in my life were especially pleasant at the time. In fact, much of my life has been rather painful and that has enabled me to develop more insight along the way. I notice that I have choices as to how I want to view things, people or events that have ocurred or are happening in my life.

Truth be told.........

Truth be told, I am learning so much in life about myself and others .

Meg O' Hanlon

Hello Everyone:

It's been awhile since I put my thoughts out there again. I think its healthy to allow yourself to express yourself without fear of being rejected, accepted or criticized. You see that's all part of the creative process to me. Even as a child I intuitively knew that as more of a feeling than a set in stone way of doing then way some people are. Why can't those black and white thinking people allow the other people be who they are instead of trying to mold them into their narrow way of seeing things. I grew up going through the Catholic school system and basically freedom of expression was pretty much a no-no back then in the particular school that I went to where the nuns had the upper hand and I don't mean maybe. We had art class practically at gun point. We didn't have much opportunity to draw outside the lines so to speak. Lots of other people have had different experiences and its important for me to remember not to get caught up in right and wrong, black and white thinking cuz then it is sure to wring the life of any and all future creativity that God may be sending your way. So try not to react to others internally or externally when they think they are trying to help you by imposing their limited views onto your expression instead of allowing their own to come forward; because you know what? It's scary to let go. Me, I think of art as more of an exercise in letting go rather than a fixed idea of the way it "should" be done, feel or look when its done. And actually I discovered this when I allow myself to be present in the process of feeling while doing. To me this is learning at its best. Emotions want and need to be felt, acknowledged and expressed as best said by my friend, George who is also a personal coach.