Creating to overcome....

[Eleftheria]

In the past years I have used my creativity to help me when times get rough. There was a time when this worked for me very well. I now find myself at a point in my life where an illness is trying to kick my behind....and for the most part I have allowed it.
I pulled away from creating. When I did this I noticed that I felt worse, and then it all snowballed. I am now pulling myself up from the hole I fell into and searching for ways to feel better. I started a piece a few years back...it seems to be an incredible task to finish, and I will, I just do not know when. I don't even know what it will look like when I am done. In the meantime I have a smaller project. It is a fish. It will quite possibly be a wall hanging. I am not sure.
I do know one thing for sure. I know I am feeling better when my mind starts to wander in the area of creating. I know I am alive and I am breathing.
All is well.

[Diane Stafford]

Hi Eleftheria, fantastic that you are pulling yourself back up from that hole and getting back into being creative, when you are naturally creative it does help overcome some life challenges. One small project at a time for mankind ;-) kick illness's behind back . Your fish, shell mobile and 'the creature' projects are brilliant, keep going with your smaller projects, your big project will wait for when you are ready - and we'll all be waiting to see the end piece & what it ends up being :-)

Keep well and smiling
xx