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Friday 28 June 2013
Wheat and Chaff by Susan L.
Today I start a new journal. Journey? As I've mentioned before my blog is first hand written then typed up on my cell phone. The first page of each of my notebooks is always a simple prayer asking the Lord to bless and fill the pages with His presence. My blog is my morning prayers and a chance to have a dialogue with my Maker.
Art therapy is the same. A time of prayer. Although it was interesting what developed last night. It began with a false start which ended up in the garbage. I felt I was wasting paper and the money that was used to provide the materials.
When this came up in discussion, the art therapist used a wood working metaphor. Is sawdust wasted wood? Without it nothing is built.
Personally, I use it in the garden. Wood scraps make bonfires for enjoyment. Nothing is truly wasted.
By making a fresh start with the art I was able to let go of what I thought needed exploring. The paper wasn't wasted because I was able to settle in to the place I was meant to be. Painting the word "Celebrate" with two exclamation points.
"Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt." Jer 31:3
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