As we grow older, we slowly begin to shut down the freedom to express ourselves spontaneously.  We become fearful to express who we truly are, gradually building protective walls around our hearts.  Before we know it we begin to lose parts of who we are.

When we know we’re experiencing some sort of internal conflict, when things are not sitting right within ourselves, we need another language to help us.  If we dismiss our own private feelings, all we have left is someone else’s idea of reality.  When we want to reconnect with our inner life and understand the rumblings of our soul, the arts are there for us.  The arts are soulful languages that help us understand and integrate our life experiences.

Responding

Time to take out your sketchbook journal.

Has there been a time in your life when you felt you needed another language?  A time when words were not enough?  Write a bit about that in your journal.

Sharing

Share your thoughts in the Gathering Place at the bottom of the page as well as on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! Mention us @CreatingBrave in your status, tweet and/or caption and include the hashtags #CreatingBrave and #artashealing.