{"id":2489,"date":"2016-07-18T13:48:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2016-07-18T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:48:46","slug":"on-the-beautiful-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/on-the-beautiful-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Beautiful Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to this week on the art\/life trail ride…in our third week of the 30 day emotional heath and well being challenge let’s<\/span>\u00a0be bold as we celebrate curiosity and possibility.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Last fall while writing\u00a0the 2016 Lifecycle Forecast<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/em>I realized that\u00a0the <\/span>word Koyaanisqatsi, which roughly translates to: <\/span>life out of balance or chaotic life, <\/span><\/i>would be a fit for our\u00a0creative direction.<\/span> <\/span><\/h4>\n

We\u2019re more than\u00a0half way through\u00a0the Growth moon\/month and events both within and around us offer a rich blend of…<\/span><\/h4>\n

Choice and Opportunity <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Do you feel victimized by situations, circumstances, relationships, challenges and even routines? This week discover and uncover the treasure of emotional balance that can lead\u00a0to creative heights. <\/span><\/h4>\n

The challenge: address afflicted emotions like fear, confusion, anxiety, immobility and overwhelm one day at a time. \u00a0Seek beauty and the gold within during this\u00a030 day emotional health and well-being challenge. Notice that\u00a0like water emotions are ever in a state of flux.<\/span><\/h4>\n

My grandmother had a Buddhist site meditation in her curio cabinet…I was drawn to it from an \u00a0early age:<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"hearno-seeno-speakno\"Speak\u00a0No, See No, Hear\u00a0No Evil<\/span><\/p>\n

Now when I see three\u00a0friends I’ll ask them to pose:<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"speakno-seeno-hearno\"Speak NO, See NO. Hear NO, Drozda, Charles Taylor Art Center, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s additional support:<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Criteria of Emotional Maturity<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

The ability to deal constructively with reality<\/span><\/h4>\n

The capacity to adapt to change<\/span><\/h4>\n

A relative freedom from symptoms that are produced by tensions and anxieties <\/span><\/h4>\n

The capacity to find more satisfaction in giving than receiving<\/span><\/h4>\n

The capacity to relate to other people in a consistent manner with mutual satisfaction and helpfulness<\/span><\/h4>\n

The capacity to sublimate, <\/span>
\n<\/span>to direct one\u2019s instinctive hostile energy<\/span>
\n<\/span> into creative and constructive outlets<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

The capacity to love<\/span><\/h4>\n

William Menninger, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\"horseback_clearing\"<\/h4>\n

Part of emotional health and well-being is to actively celebrate organic growth… even within the small world of your\u00a0studio…it\u2019s possible to have a big experience<\/strong> that changes everything….again and again.<\/span><\/h4>\n

This entire Natural Year offers choice and opportunity. You can choose to work with grace, tenderness, empathy, humanness, benevolence, and kindness as though these qualities are workable in your\u00a0hand like clay.<\/span><\/h4>\n

In the Buddhist tradition, a year such as 2016 calls forth Metta\/loving kindness meditation<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>. <\/span><\/h4>\n

This moon\/month the challenge is to engage in conscious reflection and to actively seek out (rather than shy away from)\u00a0the ways in which life is out of balance and in chaos in and around you. This week as the moon is in her full phase you cn see your shadow, you can feel your own tension…negative stress or creative stress…choose.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Chaos = first stage in creation process<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Once upon a time when\u00a0I moved and began to reconstruct my work in the world it was deeply confusing. I found the Laurie Anderson Sharkey’s Day Today<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> lyrics “I turn around, I turn around again, nobody knows me, nobody knows my name’ playing in a loop… so I sought support. My exceptional mentor and coach helped me in very specific creative ways<\/strong> to remember that chaos is not to be feared. Her guidance got me outta the poison ivy and tangled briars and back onto the art\/life trail.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Keeping the keyword Growth in mind we\u00a0deal with the fact that\u00a0weeds take over every chance they get! Every gardener knows there is a need for ‘bucket o’ weed’ vigilance. Think of cultivating YOUR physical, emotional and intuitive balance. Think about how you leak YOUR\u00a0power like an old crimped garden hose. Unbend and get some duct tape on that baby. Get flexible…be an open channel…step onto your pollen path.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Consider the emotional clues, your warm waters, that lead to YOUR\u00a0treasure. Explore your inner wild and connect with what you will\u00a0ultimately leave as YOUR\u00a0legacy:<\/span><\/h4>\n