I'm working really hard to slow down and to learn how to relax. As a type-a person who can't stop, this is more challenging than it sounds. It's crazy to think that I have to stop and schedule activities to do that are not related to my job, but that's where I am right now. Turns out not wanting to process the grief in my life has led to some pretty self-destructive behaviour.
Last week I started playing around with paints. I initially pulled out my journal to try to write some thoughts down, but that ended up being harder for me than I anticipated. I decided to put that aside for now and try painting instead.
Here are my first attempts:
Last week I started playing around with paints. I initially pulled out my journal to try to write some thoughts down, but that ended up being harder for me than I anticipated. I decided to put that aside for now and try painting instead.
Here are my first attempts:
Clearly my mind was elsewhere, as my paintbrush ended up in my coffee!
After giving up completely on writing, I started doodling some flowers.