I'm learning that one way God can bring joy, peace and REST is through my creativity.
MAKING and CREATING are such a balm to my soul.
I have been trying to improve my collage skills and discover my artistic style by making LOTS of art. I use the term "LOTS" loosely. Finding time to MAKE can be a challenge. There are soooo many obstacles. Internal and external.
After creating the backgrounds I played with circles first.
Then decided to do DOODLES instead. I like the flower doodle on the left the best. :)
Learn how I cut out my "doodles" here.
For quite a while I have been craving REST. Not sleep or physical rest, but rest for the soul and mind. I came across a great podcast called " unQuiet Life ", that addresses this.
From their website: "unQuiet Life is an ongoing conversation, delivered as a weekly podcast, about living a contemplative life in Urban America. Come discover the benefits of fostering a quiet inner life in a loud, complex, busy world.
We aren’t experts. We’re just two guys in Chicago on a spiritual journey. Our guide has been Jesus of Nazareth, and contemporary followers of his like Henri Nouwen and Richard Rohr. Regardless of your religious background, we invite you to join us on a spiritual road-trip. We’ve found this part of the path to be largely uncharted by the churches we’ve known, so let’s find something special together."
Aaaaah, doesn't that sound appealing? They have 10 podcasts so far.
I have listened to several and really like what I have heard so far.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
A second resource is a group called the Sabbath Society on a blog called "Redemption's Beauty" . Their tagline is what enticed me to subscribe:
"Want to make rest a routine, not just something you
fill in between the cracks of your busyness?
Welcome to the Sabbath Society, a group of hundreds declaring “I’m all in” when it comes to implementing a rhythm of rest into each week.
We’re not doing this to achieve perfection or sainthood, just linking arms knowing that what we gain in the observance results in transformation as we focus on Peace."
Nice, right? If you sign up for her email, you will get one email every other Friday.
A third great resource I came across recently is right in my own back yard, sort of.... It's a yearly conference for Christian Bloggers, held in Greenville, SC! It's called Allume and the next one will be October 15-17th! If you can't attend, you can download audio sessions from past conferences (for a fee). Or watch videos of the keynote speakers from the 2014 conference online for FREE!
Even if you are not a blogger, you will enjoy them. I recommend watching at least two of the keynote speeches; the one by Logan Wolfram and the one by Shauna Niequist. Go the the conference website, Allume.com and click on "Resources", then "2014 Keynote Speeches". Great inspiration for the creative person of faith!
Leigh Ann, I don't know how I missed this post. It's incredible what you do with collage. I, too, subscribe to Redemption's Beauty and receive their Sabbath emails. Thank you for sharing about the Unquiet Life podcasts. I think I'll listen to a few today.
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