This may not look like much, but this was my morning's "must-sketch-what's-in-my-head" moment. 'What's Underneath' is bubbling up to the surface after many moons of being quieted. // For the first time in a long time I dreamt of painting. In the years past, when I was living in my art studio, and making art nearly every day, I would dream of colors, shapes, textures, compositions. And before I did anything else, I'd have to get it down in my sketchbook. This is today's awakening. // After many years, I made a scary decision about 2 months ago...to take a pretty big step back from my professional career (the not-art one) at a time when I was experiencing most success + growth. Oh it was hard. REAL hard. My ego + the world around me didn't like this idea. But I did it because I had to. My heart + soul had been telling me for a long time, but I had politely been telling them they had to wait. Until they couldn't wait anymore + screamed to me: If you neglect your passion, your calling, for too long, and don't give it the space + time it needs + deserves, in the long run it will be you who suffers. // I heard the message loud + clear in my heart before my brain caught up and realized that sometimes you can't explain things, but you just KNOW what you need to do. And this was one of those epic life moments. // As much as I loved my job, and I loved growing + feeling success after working so very hard, it dawned on me that it was not letting me realize my full potential. It needed all my brain power + energy which meant that I didn't have any energy or space left to create. // I have known since I was 4 that this is what I must do. It is my purpose. My calling. My identity. But I thought it could just wait a while + I could revisit it when I had time. How naive I was. Over time I started to not feel like myself. // My dear friend told me...you have to listen to what screams the loudest. So I did. I listened to my heart + my soul. And they were right. I feel like I'm coming home. I'm coming back. I am waking up. My heart is singing with happiness in this moment. // #createyourpurpose #listentoyourheart #dowhatyoulove #dowhatmakesyouhappy #makeart #awakening
