Live in full color.
To me, it's the same message as living wholehearted or living all-in.
It is how I most want to live.
However, in life there are seasons
of
standing on the edge,
of
living half-hearted,
of
going through the motions,
of
grief for all manner of losses.
Sometimes it is in these seasons,
that I find a deeper faith,
more rock-solid truth,
my core values,
how I want to live,
and
how I don't want to live.
There are seasons and color pallets of rest:
grays, muted beige, white, neutrals...
like the gray-toned flowers collaged onto this piece.
.
We need some of those seasons.
And some of them we just have to go through
whether we need them or not,
and certainly don't want them.
And then,
there are seasons
of feasting
on
indulgent
color.
Of submerging yourself in the deep end of the pool.
Of letting the heat and the wind and just whip your hair.
Of breathing in deep the scents of summer flowers.
Of taking big gulps of iced cherry limeade.
Yes.
Those seasons are good too.
This art celebrates
those all-in,
living in full color,
rejoicing and doing good seasons.
Here's the photo from Pinterest
that inspired this art.
I'm not certain of the original source of the photo,
but it certainly stirred my heart.
There are a few songs that come to mind with this idea:
Look 'em up!
They always remind me to consider how I'm living.
If I'm being true to who I am and what I believe...or not.
They remind me that I do have choices.
That I have to take risks
and
do things that make my knees knock
and
maybe parts of me will break
but
its better than
wondering if I should have
followed
callings
that
are
whispering
in my
heart.
Somehow, someway,
this art evokes that idea of wholehearted living
within me.
Reminds me to enjoy life.
To ask myself what I need
to
enjoy
life.
Rejoice.
Do good.
Live wholehearted.
Live in full color.
