Day sent Carlene and me copies of Liz Gilbert's (of Eat, Pray, Love fame) book on creativity--it's called Big Magic.
I'm early into it this beautiful Sunday afternoon, but already it's prompting me to get moving in the direction of "what calls to my heart."
What separates a "mundane" from an "enchanted" life, she says, is the courage to seek for the hidden gems buried in our psyches.
Joy creates wonderful scenes on canvases, many of which become illustrations for children's books. What a powerful thing it is to enrich the minds and hearts of children with whimsical animals, people, plants, trees and moons! We've all been shaped in some way by the pictures we "read" long before we could read the actual words beside them.
Several of my friends have published books and exhibited their work--also their "play." What a grand thing that is!
Liz Gilbert asks, "What is a creative life?"
She answers that question like this: It's the "relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration."
While fear is all around (and within) us in these turbulent times, so are countless things to be amazed by, dazzled and delighted by. It's our job to find them.
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