Don't Knock It

"The more we engage in activities we enjoy,

the more our lives begin to reflect the enthusiasm

we feel when pursuing them. "

Madisyn Taylor

Daily Om

A gentleman questioned his intelligent wife's recent obsession with coloring.  Department stores, grocery stores, and drugstores have joined the toy stores and book stores in offering adult coloring books. The variety of subjects for the books are endless while  postcards and note cards  have become available.  

Not only is it difficult to choose the subject of a  coloring book, the interested person has to choose between crayons, markers, gel pens, glitter pens, colored pencils and watercolor paint pencils.   Women of all ages have been dramatically drawn to this form of creative expression.

Art therapy has been offered to children for years, including coloring.  The physical motion with the hand distracts the brain, and emotions surface into expression.  It is an inexpensive outlet that can be  easily utilized (especially when a loud television skips channels from one sport to another).  Coloring offers anyone and outlet to release stress, anxiety, or depression.  It helps shift emotions. Don't knock it until you try it!