Heart Soars

"Creating anything is a

messy business!"

Nancy Long

In the beginning of the process of creating, things can be pretty messy.  Whether gardening, artistic expression, or exercising, the preparation may be overwhelming.  When we remember it is a process and break the tasks down into increments, we can experience a sense of progression along the way.  While baking, sewing, or landscaping, making a mess comes first.  Only after the grunt work, our joy and passion begins to unfold.  

In the midst of our projects, we may get stuck and wonder how we have made such a mess of things.  If we regroup, we can begin again.  We can get lost in our submersion to our glory, but we might also stray from the original vision.  The artist in us decides when straying is beneficial and pushes through to a new level or realizes the need to pull back onto course.

Creating as an artistic venture is never easy.  We must leave ourselves open to options without losing  our authentic dream.  We discern between what is improvement or distraction.  When the spirit is totally absorbed in the expression, and we are spot on, our heart soars!