Today is National Coloring Book Day and while it may seem a little strange I find two great reasons to celebrate this day. First I believe it is very important to keep creativity in my life and coloring is a great, easy way to do that while bringing some of that youthful spirit in as well. Second, I feel it allows me to face the concept of perfection.
Often times I color by outlining the area I am going to color and then shading inside. Yet there are many techniques to coloring. Shading, blending, and even coloring only parts of the picture all give it different styles. In fact, sometimes the bleed look adds beauty to a picture by letting the color flow outside the lines.
Sometimes a "mistake" I made in color turns out to make the picture even better. Other times it allows me to let go of my preplanned image and go more whimsical. Coloring allows me the freedom to practice letting go of perfection so that when it comes to life I can have the practice and skills to say, imperfect is the best "perfection".
I'm grateful for time to color again now that my daughter is getting older. I'm grateful for this creative outlet. I'm grateful for this day to introduce coloring to my baby. I'm grateful for a creative way to pass on this lesson about perfection and letting things go. I'm grateful to pass on the importance of creativity. And I'm grateful to reconnect to my childlike spirit.
When was the last time you colored? What medium do you prefer? What is your favorite creative outlet?
May today inspire us to be creative. May we let the colors flow how they choose and know it is perfect no matter what. Have a beautiful day!
Often times I color by outlining the area I am going to color and then shading inside. Yet there are many techniques to coloring. Shading, blending, and even coloring only parts of the picture all give it different styles. In fact, sometimes the bleed look adds beauty to a picture by letting the color flow outside the lines.
Sometimes a "mistake" I made in color turns out to make the picture even better. Other times it allows me to let go of my preplanned image and go more whimsical. Coloring allows me the freedom to practice letting go of perfection so that when it comes to life I can have the practice and skills to say, imperfect is the best "perfection".
I'm grateful for time to color again now that my daughter is getting older. I'm grateful for this creative outlet. I'm grateful for this day to introduce coloring to my baby. I'm grateful for a creative way to pass on this lesson about perfection and letting things go. I'm grateful to pass on the importance of creativity. And I'm grateful to reconnect to my childlike spirit.
When was the last time you colored? What medium do you prefer? What is your favorite creative outlet?
May today inspire us to be creative. May we let the colors flow how they choose and know it is perfect no matter what. Have a beautiful day!
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