You Are an Artist
‘Most of us feel uncomfortable thinking if ourselves as artists, but we are. We think artist write novels, paint pictures, choreograph ballets, act on Broadway, throw pots, shoot feature films, dress in black, drink absinthe, and line their eyes with kohl.
But each of us is an artist. An artist is merely someone with good listening skills who accesses the creative energy of the Universe to bring forth something on the material plane that wasn’t here before. It was a part of Spirit before we could see it as a book, a painting, a ballet, a film.
So it is with creating an authentic life. With every choice, every day, you are creating a unique work of art. Something that only you can do. Something beautiful and ephemeral. The reason you were born was to leave your one indelible mark on your personal world. This is your authenticity.
Today, accept that you are creating a work of art by making big and little choices between playing it safe and risking. Is there something you’d like to do that’s new and different? Why not order an espresso at lunch, if you’ve never tried one? Visit the perfume counter and try on new scents? Stick a small bottle of balsamic vinegar in the shopping cart to drizzle over melon? Switch the dial on the radio station and listen to country and western instead of classical as you drive home?
Each time you experience the new, you become receptive to inspiration. Each time you try something different, you let the Universe know you are listening. Trust your instincts. Believe your yearnings are blessings. Respect your creative urges. If you are willing to step out in faith and take a leap in the dark, you will discover that your choices are as authentic as you are. What is more, you will discover that your life is all it was meant to be: a joyous sonnet of thanksgiving.’ – Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
What will you take a risk on? Will you try something new?
What is your art?