Happy Artists
Painting our days away
What makes one day different from another? Is it the events that transpired that day? Is it the feelings you felt that day? Is it the weather? How much of one’s day is routine, the same as most other days? How many of our days bring something entirely new to us?
Are our days something that just happen? Do we experience them passively? How many of our days are planned? How much of our day is controlled by us? How much of our day has something to do with either a previous day or a future day?
As we watch the sun rise over the horizon in the morning we have a unique opportunity to bless our day just as it is starting. We can program what we will be open to during the day. We can set our intent, turning it over to the day so that we do not have to preoccupy ourselves with it any longer. It is at sunrise and sunset when we can become intimate with the day.
A day can be like an empty canvas. Before we start painting our picture, it is best to stare a while at the blank canvas. Get to know it and feel the blankness. This opens up the canvas to receive the images and feelings we want to paint. It is always a good idea to bless an empty canvas before commencing with our art.
When the sun sets we can stop and look at our day from a different perspective; seeing it in a new light. We may not…
