Tag: openness

If art was like the world

Posted on by philipdodson

If art was like the world all the paintings would either black or white.

Even if there were different colours on the palette, no one would mix them.

Our world has become completely polarised, with us or against us, agree or disagree, yes or no, in or out.

Whatever happened to people being friends with someone who had different views, we all live in our bubbles.

The world needs to be like art, a beauty of blended colours and diversity.

We need to be able to be close to people who may not see the world as we do.

Real change comes from being able to listen and compromise. Then having a connection and trust with people who are different in order to inspire or influence them to a different perspective and that does not come by sticking our fingers in our ears and blocking out anyone who has a different voice.

Staying in our hate fuelled bubbles only leads to art of one colour.

Multi-coloured art comes from being open to differences and willing to explore something that we may not initially be comfortable with.

Don’t be afraid to unburden yourself

Posted on by philipdodson

We all have things inside us that are a burden and left buried or unattended, they simply don’t go away.

T hey can small everyday things we observe that conflict with our values or longer-term more deep rooted burdens that we’ve allowed to fester.

They burn inside us like an acid. They trouble us without realising. They affect how we behave and the longer we leave things that trouble us, the more harm it does.

Find a person who you trust, who will be non-judgemental, who will listen with empathy, who has unconditional love and you can be vulnerable with.

Then unburden yourself and ask them to listen and not to fix.

It’s like the stone in the shoe it doesn’t go away on it’s own, you have to get it out.

We fear to unburden, perhaps, as we haven’t yet found the right person to unburden to and we have not been clear about what we need from that person when we’ve found them.