Self expression can be a very beautiful thing

21Aug08

Self Portrait, Graphite on paper, 5 x 6 in

Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.

Earl Nightingale.

What a dark mood today! I felt like there was an ugly ogre inside of me having a fit. I told myself some pretty discouraging, mean things. Finally, I remembered a new tool I have for re-engaging my eternal optimist. Try it! Write down the negative thoughts as they race through your brain and then turn them into their opposite and tell yourself the new (positive) thoughts over and over until you feel the storm has lifted.

I topped this procedure off with a self portrait and had to fight a bit with it. There were all kinds of scratchy lines and exaggerated features. Maybe sometimes you just need conflict. This is life.

Viva!