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Explore with a piece of paper…it will change your life

Posted on by philipdodson

If we want to free ourselves to open up, let go and allow ourselves to flourish from our soul then grab a large piece of paper and whatever pens, pencils, crayons, paints, or other stuff like that lying around and just start to make a mark on the paper.

Do not think it, feel it. Do not think about an outcome, do not worry about what it looks like. We instinctively know what to put on the paper when we align with our feelings and not with our thoughts.

When we have got going then go to what we enjoy and like on the paper and explore more of that. There are no art police looking in, there is no one judging, only ourselves if we go into our thoughts. Just let go and create what you feel.

Then we can apply this process to anything in life…music, writing, talking, exercise, work, cooking, and the choices we make.

We are the captain of our ship, we decide where it sails, we are the creator of our choices, we are the creativity of our lives…we hold back because of our fears and conditioning. When we just do what we feel in this moment and let go, who knows where our choices will take us?

Still practising at 90

Posted on by philipdodson

There was a quote I read today where the legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. He replied, “because I think I’m making progress”.

Our lives are not a series of one-off things that we do for a little bit and then stop. It is a journey and an adventure, where we continue in the moment to take steps and there does not have to be a final destination. We are obsessed with a start and an end. An art is, whatever your thing is, is for life.

We can always learn and get even better, of course, it is not about perfection, it is about continuing the exploration of our ‘art’, whatever that is. It could be making cakes, writing a book, painting, building a house, teaching, training or playing the cello. It is all an art and each one of us has a unique gift…a gift that we can give away to the world if we choose to.

We are all artists and the joy is in the continual practice and exploration of our unique gift…sharing our light for others takes practice, even at 90.