I teach my clients how to use the creative process to support their muse in guiding their living art project. Sometimes, you need to take your own medicine.
I designed a piece during Shelter in Place called ‘Heartwood’. It is still in design form as I fundraise for the project. It is a large redwood trunk open to the heartwood, the deeper red inner core - stronger than the rest of the tree. The trunk is then smoothed out so that the contours make it ideal for hugging. I designed this sculpture to place my heart next to the heartwood of the tree - to regulate my vibration with the tree. I wanted to get grounded and feel clear about what I should do with my life.
Recently, I have been baffled by decisions. This is a perennial problem for me. There are so many things I could do. There are so many things I could enjoy doing. The world is so full. Where should I invest my time and energy?
If I could hug the heartwood every morning, it would help me know.
The heartwood is deeper than ego or basic needs. The heartwood is meaning and purpose. I have a hunch that if I connect to my heartwood, the necessities of survival will work themselves out.
Until I have the sculpture fabricated, I take my medicine and visit the heartwood in my mind.
Hmmmmm….what does the Heartwood say? Hmmmmm…..I’m listening.