lost and found - post 5 (creativity)

over the last few years we have gone through so many life changes.  sometimes i hardly know whether i'm coming or going.  it's taken me awhile to realize that adjustments aren't just for kids.  they are for big people too.  and it takes some time to adjust.  i'm gradually easing into a new normal.  but in all that time, and all that changing, i left some baggage unpacked.  and i can see that now.  in our new/ old house, everything i used to create still lives in cardboard.  and an oh so important part of me was locked in those boxes too.  i have been missing creativity in the midst of the logistics of life.  i have started slacking on details while trying to let nothing slip.  i'm letting the moments pass with no participation.  my thoughts have been jumbled in the details of our new surroundings.  

but....you can't keep art-full cooped up too long in a cardboard box.  it starts seeping through the cracks like sunshine.  so i started unpacking.  oh, my.  you would not believe the things i'm finding and reclaiming and repurposing.  and the momentum and the good feelings that come from being active and doing and creating just wash over you.  and things start happening.  you find new inspiration.  you discover the inspiration that was there all along.  you meet inspiration in the parking lot of michaels.  or you are reminded of the inspiration that lives in you.  you put yourself out there.  and suddenly, there you are.  present in your own life.  open.  shining.  and full of possibility.