Conflicted
This week I tried something different. I decided to take one concept and keep going with it, to see what came up for me. Truth be told I think that the results are the same. I usually get to the bottom of the feeling in the course of the 5 days, whether I draw the same idea or not, use the same style or not, or the same medium or not. This was a great discovery because it means that I will go back to trying different methods and styles day by day, knowing that I am still working towards the same outcome: a deeper understanding of what a certain feeling means to me and how I express that, and also that expression in itself keeps me (or you or anyone) in tune with ourselves! This can be in any form; writing, dancing, gardening or meditating. The key, I think, is to find a practice or two or three that you do regularly. Things that signal to yourself that you are in the You zone.
The drawings go in order, Days 1-5. Click on the first drawing and you can click through them all.
Day 1. Conflicted to me is always having too many opinions and I am unable to decide between them.
Day 2: These opinions become so intertwined that I cannot distinguish them from my own voice.
Day 3: This causes me a lot of stress, because I cannot figure out what it is that I want.
Day 4: At some point, I rebel and my voice starts to emerge, but I wonder if it’s then correct, because I am so used to having other opinions floating around.
Day 5: Once I have settled down and found a practice that feels grounding, I realize that all opinions are ok, that I am trying to nurture myself, and that my opinion will emerge without the need for fanfare or rebellion. It’s a matter of staying connected to myself.
This is the Draw Your FeelingsProject.
Next Feeling: Inspired
Will you join me? This is a year long project, dedicated to connecting to our feelings and ourselves through our art. Send me your drawings, I’d love to see them!