I’ve written before about how it’s important to me to create every day. Even if it’s not much and not for long, I paint daily, and it’s something that helps me with calming and grounding and getting through.
There have been some big life changes that I’ve been dealing with, and there have been all the emotions that come when those things happen.
My hubs is officially retired now, which is a time of transition and brings adjustments to daily life and daily schedules for both of us. And our lives and our home are also very different now because our sweet 14-year-old calico Chloe passed away the week before Christmas after a long fight with cancer.
Only two and a half weeks after Chloe passed, my mother died.
And while none of these things were unexpected, they are still very big changes.
There’s a lot of grief. A lot of adjustment. A lot of feeling like life is just…different.
Through it all, every day, I continue to paint.
I paint because it calms me. It grounds me. It settles me. It brings me moments of joy even on days that are terribly difficult.
Even if I only paint for a minute, even if I only paint a heart or a circle, I paint every single day.
I do it because it helps me.
Even when life is hard, creativity helps.
What creativity can you bring into your life today, even if life in general is bringing challenges and struggle? What creative outlet gives you joy, even if you only have the time or energy to do it briefly?
Please let yourself do it. Because it can help.
♥
Ginger Simpson White 