Centring prayer has become more important in my life
lately. It is an ancient form of prayer something similar to the Buddhist
practice of “emptying” I was told. The idea is to get to a point of communion
with God in that space within each of us where he dwells. Sounds easy… I find
if I do manage to quiet my mind well enough to listen I tend to fall asleep!
Sigh… In any case contemplation has been a part of my painting process for a
very long time. With the various experiments I am in the midst of performing I
am now at that point of contemplation: where do I go from here? Is it finished?
Now what? I imagine it is something like sitting on an egg. The excitement is
rising as I am beginning to see the next steps. There is a hint of tissue paper in
the air with colours I do not have on hand: more mess! So much fun! All of that
is on hold until tomorrow though. I have lesson plans to make and lessons to
teach, people to meet and places to go. As I grow older I am better able to go
with the flow. Life is so good.
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