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outcomes that when I allowed          It’s truly fascinating to see how      afraid that I won’t be able to
    The Divine to lead, I felt reckless   there are common threads               create or write or speak or dance,
    until I began to see what was         among pieces when I don’t try to       I stifle it. I cut off my
    created through me.                   control them. And when I               connection to Divine Influence
                                          release the need to judge what         and thus halt any act of creation
    When I create, I find it helps me     I am creating, the most magical        I was about to embark upon. But,
    to open with a prayer. Part of my     and unexpected beings, faces,          when I prepare my tools, myself,
    prayer involves visualizing The       shapes, or designs emerge that         and I invite The Divine to play
    Divine to enter my body and           evoke a smile, a laugh or simply       with me and for us to co-create, I
    come out through my pen. How          a gasp of wonder. It has become        am gifted with some of the most
    delightful to realize through my      a great delight to watch, much as      life altering, soul shifting
    research for this article that what   a client watches me draw their         experiences. And really, isn’t
    I do is invite Inspiration! So, you   spirit guide or as any                 that why we all create what we
    see, it need not be difficult.        observer watches an artist, really.    create, for the journey? Isn’t that
                                          I see it for the first time, just like   what any act of creation really is
    The most important things I’ve        everyone else. You see, I don’t        about?
    learned are to trust myself, to       actually see my art in my mind’s
    let go and allow, and to look for     eye before I create it. I may have
    threads or patterns, similar to       something that inspires me
    matching a piece into a puzzle.       (colour, theme, feeling, place),
                                          but it’s very rare that I see a
    It’s truly fascinating to see how     complete image of what I am
    there are common threads              about to draw. I don’t formulate
    among pieces when I don’t try to      it in my head. Even with my
    control them. And when I              writing, it doesn’t emerge until I
    release the need to judge what        commit to a time and place with
    I am creating, the most magical       pen and paper and just begin.
    and unexpected beings, faces,         That’s the trick for me. Because
    shapes,                               every time I freak out or am




















                                                                        My wish for you is that you feel those shifts,
                                                                            that you step into your own beauty with
                                                                          dignity, courage, and a willingness to play
                                                                                without attachment to the outcome.
                                                                         May you be a radical act of expressing your
                                                                                                            true self.
                                                                              You are needed and you are necessary.

                                                                                                      Gwen





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