Hi everyone,
What does your canvas look like? Is it colorful/dull? Does it have bold lines or dotted lines? Do you feel at peace when you look at it or is it a sore point for you? Is it depressing or exciting? Can anyone paint a picture? Absolutely! I’m not a painter by any means possible in an artistic sense, but I am painting the picture of my life. I’m deciding what it will look like, and will be making decisions about the color scheme.
Many times, I’ve had to throw away the canvas(s) and start all over. And I haven’t found that to be the most pleasant experience, but it happens! At other times, the painting can not be finished because the scenery has changed. But that doesn’t mean that you should stop painting. You must never stop painting. You should always have your paint brush in hand, and pull out that canvas and starting painting. If your painting didn’t get the desired outcome, it’s not considered a fail. What it is – is useful feedback. The challenge will be to keep that paint brush in your hand! And as long as you have that paint brush in your hand you have the power to get the results you desire.
Has anyone ever painted a picture of you that you thought was distasteful and untrue? Painting a picture at times can be a tricky situation. What you see or feel when painting, are your definitions of self, others, and the world. Everyone utilizes their own definitions and perceptions when painting. A painting can be interpreted in so many different ways. At any time you can put a positive or negative spin on it, depending on how you feel. Painting a picture is best described in the children’s book, Harold and the purple crayon, written by Crockett Johnson,
“As his hand trembled, he actually drew the waves of an ocean. Before he knew it, he was struggling in the ocean. Thankfully, he drew a boat, and a sail and soon he was away again”.
Harold was in charge of his own reality. Please remember that we do generate our own feeling which leads to the color schemes in our paintings.To believe that someone or something else has control over your own life/canvas is to give your power away.
If someone had to paint a picture of you today, what would you want it to look like, what would you want people to see. Is there an area in your life that you need to paint over. Is this painting a current picture of you? Or is it filled with the old and none of the new? Remember we are the one’s painting our own stories. And when that painting is done, it’s done. You can choose to love it or hate it. At the end of the day, you can always start from scratch, painting on a blank canvas.
Lastly, you are in charge of your painting, and therefore your results. So work on painting a bold picture!! I dare you!
I look forward to your bold comments and views. We can all learn from each other.
Live and love boldly,
JAM
Disclaimer: Please note that the content presented here are my beta bold views.
In other words, we are the “driver” of our own destiny. While God is the author and finisher of our faith.
As usual, your post is right on point! I truly believe nothing we go through in life is a mistake and/or failure. The mistake and/or failure in our painting is, in my opinion, what you appropriately coined “useful feedback.” Every experience, positive or negative, that we encounter in this thing call life adds to the “painting” of our life’s journey.
The good, the bad and the ugly makes up our Masterpiece and its beautiful because it our LIFE! 🙂 Just my beta bold view.
JAM, Thank you for your THOUGHTFUL posts.
Your views are on point!! Thanks for taking the time to comment!!