August Art + Adventure

This month we will be exploring two concepts that expand our viewpoint of the world. It is easy to hunker down with your friends and family (who are all similar to you) and see everyone and everything through your own lense. Exposing yourself to art, adventures, and other people, places, and things can give you the impetus needed to walk in another person’s shoes. Growth and change happen through constant learning about new places, ideas, and people. Exposure and seeking understanding is a “work out” for our empathy muscles so they can grow stronger over time. What if we truly saw and understood people unlike ourselves? What if we were truly seen and understood? Now we have started with art and transitioned to the healing of ourselves and healing the world. Small acts become greatness over time.

I painted this at one of those Paint & Sip places. I started going after the pandemic as a way to get out of the house. Very enjoyable!