Soul Food
- Susan Pryde
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min read
Did you know a grizzly has a heart shaped face? I discovered this tonight while searching for some candy for my soul.
I know I’ve talked a lot about nutrition. But it’s not always something I need to ingest.
Sometimes, now that comfort food or a glass of wine is off of the table, I turn to other things that are positive and fulfilling. I’m a pretty positive and fairly social person. Sometimes now that I’m going through so many changes I get weary.
I have spent countless hours working on figuring out how to improve my situation. Lots of mental effort. And I have found some excellent progress, enjoy better health than I thought possible, have tons of new energy, and hell, I have some cute new clothes. I feel so much younger and better. But I get tired. And I need to make time for quiet activities that I adore and I can forget to worry and study for awhile.
I love creating art, reading, learning…and I’ve set those things aside forever months. So today I unearthed my treasure trove of art supplies and set them up in the fresh air and got a little lost working in a horse. My favorite animal.
Then I begged out of tonight’s activities and went down the rabbit hole of another subject to draw and found a grizzly bear.
So back to the grizzly. Usually when I’m going to do a full blown color portrait, I first sketch out the subject in my artist’s journal. I had opened the reference photo on my phone and I run my finger along the lines of their face and I realized the basic shape is a heart. And again, this journey is about following my heart so here we are again.
I’m learning to be ok with whatever signals my body and mind is sending me. Play when the energy is high, research when the brain is curious, rest when the body or mind is weary. Seek out the things that nurture and make the heart happy.
I’m so lucky to have family and friends who are helping me and letting me find my way without judgement.
Love, Sue
Reference photo credits: Horse - Andrea Michael, Russ Bridges Photographers With Artists FB Group. Grizzly - Joan McDaniel, Photos for Artists FB Group.
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