My stumbling and bumbling can be your gain!  It's been an interesting time for me of late...My art is looking different than it has ever looked before and I could feel the heaviness that I was carrying around with me.  Here is the good news,  no one is alone and there are an abundance of resources out there for all of us.  When I wasn't able to use my processes;  journaling, movement, art, meditation, to shift my energy,  I asked for help.  I called an amazing energy worker, Glen McCarlie, who was able to help me shift my thinking and ultimately, how I felt, in about an hour.  It's important to remember that when we find ourselves in a loop that we can't seem to get out of, ask for help. 
After talking with him it has been amazing to watch and feel how different things are.  I have been able to tackle  projects that have been sitting around for a while.  I have been able to face people that I was struggling with and I feel like myself.
It's interesting...I'm in the process of creating a project for the teen center where I facilitate expressive arts therapy.  The director has asked me to focus on the theme "Recovery Happens".  Apparently, it is recovery month and the entire center is celebrating it.  When I looked up the word origin of the word 'recovery',  it said, " to return to one's original state".  I love this.  It means that we are all in and out of recovery all the time.  And in this case,  I've been needing recovery for the last month.  It feels like being back in my 'original' state and I am incredibly grateful.
Grateful that I know Glen and that I have such a positive working and learning relationship with him and grateful that I know it's okay to ask for help.   Just a gentle hand to hold a mirror up for me and to remind me about who I am.  Thank you Glen!  and Thank you to me for doing whatever it takes  to 'recover'!



 


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