This'll be interesting as its deja-vu all over again... Our area is in need of art therapy (and therapy in any sort, really) because this will trigger issues, latent and otherwise.
For those of us in which this is true, simply stated, go towards good and healthy. Activities and people that increase positive feelings of wellbeing that helps one deal with and transform the anger, worry and anxiety is so needed. Mental vacations occasionally is OK. Deal with things a little at a time and then take a breath of fresh air. Repeat as needed.
Some mental vacations are damaging, of course; I'm worried about the ones that go toward substances; the negative consequences that addiction brings will tow its own need for interventions.
On a personal level, the halt of the daily grind, the intensity and excitement is one thing- ya'll know I'm an adrenaline junkie, but I'm tired of cleaning up messes... literally and symbolically. And just thinking about what those people who are hit will be dealing with is overwhelming. My prayers are with you all.
See you Monday! Have a good weekend.
"In healing the wounds of our beliefs about our sensitivity, we heal our souls, we heal the soul of the earth". (Rue Anne Hass)
Art therapy at the women's center is going pretty good. Sometimes its a challenge at spontenaeity, ha ha, but pretty good nonetheless. I got carried away with a line about authentic selves: "the fullest expression of our true nature, our authentic self- who we were destined to be before we were shaped into someone else". The power of that statement and the others it said simultaneously~ turned wheels.
And the question of how beautiful and strong these women were before someone told them differently. Where had they been before they got there and what would it take for them to remember their true character?
If anything, posing questions that have everlasting answers is part of learning to know yourself.
OK, now mix that question with this vehicle:
From Soul Collage Playground, What's important now is that you know that each card in a SoulCollage® deck represents a significant part of YOUR life: a part of your inner self, a person who supports you or loves you, an animal that has a special power or energy to give you, or a mythical figure which guides you.
Using very simple materials, you create collage cards and interpret them using journaling or small group exercises. As the months go by and you continue to make cards, you add them to your own deck. You can use the deck to do readings, and the cards you've made help you to access your deep inner wisdom.
Week after next, we'll put some affirmations on tshirts with fabric medium~ maybe some textile glue and collage onto the t shirt, too? I'd love to give homework and see what comes out of it. Much more to ponder there.
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