Becoming involves a lifelong excursion of curiosity, stumbles and discovery. Everyone has a talent that blooms with time and nourishment. Life's process involves a search for ways to become and belong.
Identification of ability begins the process. It involves how one unfolds into his or her talent.
During childhood a tree climb, a scent of rose or a taste of honeysuckle might enchant and encourage exploration. Curiosity reigns. Finding wriggles under rocks and searching into the earth's secrets fosters imagination.
One returns from the excitement of an experience. The excursion's translation into writing or art captures the ideas and images.
A moment of observation sets it up.
Hearing a rejection activates a change of direction or encourages the desire to pursue a goal. The chance to get fierce motivates!
Questions to consider about becoming and belonging.
When did you first feel a belonging with a talent, skill, or art form?
Did you sense a longing-to-be-something and a belonging?
How did it relate to becoming who you are now?
Write into becoming and belonging and becoming with insights and imagery.
Dear Penny,
ReplyDeleteThis is Dorcas. I check your blog after my class today. Haha~ your article bring me to the thinking. Other than math, which is training people critical thinking skills, art trains for people to be more creative and abstract thinking. I think both of these are important to our life. Also, l view life is a kind of art. You may create whatever you want based on whatever you think. Haha~ I want be an artist of my life. ~ wanna a colorful life~ :)
Best,
Dorcas
Dorcas, Your art shows in your photography, curiosity and your love of life! Keep at it.
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