Rediscoverd Passion

A few months ago, I rediscoverd one of my pre-marriage passions.

The last time I painted was over 10 years ago, while I was living in Japan. Even back then, it was my favourite time of the week. There was an elderly lady name Mio, who was 79 and lived a few rice paddys away. She would come to my house on Wednesday mornings where we would paint together and chat in Japanese over cookies and coffee. It was a really special time for both of us and a time I will always cherish.

Anyway, now that my kids are in school and I have cracked open my oil paints again, I am  trying to re-train my hands and eyes to co-operate with one another. They are a little rusty. The focus of my world for the last 8 years has been my children and it feels good to finally get back into something that I have always loved to do.

Like so many mothers, I have neglected myself in order to run a busy household and take care of everyone else. (Every moment worth it, mind you.) But now that my kids are in school, I have found the time to take a long awaited art class.

It’s a three hour time slot every Wednesday when I simply paint and enjoy. It is a serene and happy time, surrounded by other artists who are quietly focusing on their work too. In nice weather, the window is open and we can listen to the sounds of the streets–a wonderful sound I never appreciated before I had kids. To listen to it means you are relaxed and in the moment and it’s a very nice place to be. I am so happy to have gotten back into painting and can not believe how fast 10 years passed without picking up my brush.

I hope you too, can rediscover something that makes your heart sing. Something in your soul that is patiently waiting to resurface.