Catalyst One

Catalyst One

March 16, 2008, 10:51 am
Filed under: catalyst

 

Ok! We’re ready to get started. Here’s catalyst number one:

 

Something that you lost. It could be something good like weightloss, or terrible like a person, or heartbreaking like a friendship.

 

Here’s some work from the amazing women in our team. Click on the photos to see the bigger versions.

 

Lori:

  

Journaling Says:

Just like that…Poof! My sense of femininity gone! My left leg has chronic swelling, which means the every day things I took for granted; flip flops, skirts, high heals, dresses, are no longer part of my life. And, though I feel a keen sense of loss, there is, also, healing and love.  

 

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Fran:

 

Journaling Says:

Mine is not something I just recently lost. It’s something I lost over 20 years ago. The drawing is of a scale. It’s   a tongue-in-cheek drawing of balance. I journaled around it about how I lost my balance in 1986 and still have not completely regained it. It’s a constant struggle. And, though my loss of balance is literal and physical, I know that I constantly struggle with different kinds of balance in my life –  balance between family and work, balance between my husband and myself, balance with friends, and balance of self-care vs. caring for others, to name a few.  

 

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Karen:

Journaling Says:

I am the girl behind the camera. I am the one who takes photos I capture the moments I preserve the memories. There was a time when I was in front of the lens. When I let people take my photo, but now when I see a photo of me I cringe. I see all the flaws all the fat all the ugliness. I lost the ability to see myself clearly. I can’t remember what it felt like to look at the photo and see me. I miss that.

  

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Leena:

Journaling Says:

I can still remember very clearly 3 years ago when Rainer came home one fine day, looking dejected and I feared for the worst. When he finally said “We lost everything!”, I felt a sharp pain tearing through my heart. We actually lost everything we had. I lost everything, everything that I have worked so hard for. I just felt my tears pouring down my face, crying silently. He hugged me and said “We still have each other and our son. All are not lost.”. That actually stopped me crying. Yes, I still have my family. Even though Rainer’s business failed badly, we lost all of our money but the thought of what was left, my son and my family was what comforted me. After 3 years, our lives couldn’t have been better now. We took a little step each day, we stood by each other and we re-build our lives again. We have weathered the worst and it makes us stronger each day. As for now, we are grateful and thankful we have one another.

 

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Angela:

 

 

 

Angela Says:

I created this mini book about my little puppy Oscar. He will be 1 March 1st.  This summer i had to put my beagle of 18 years to sleep and he replaced her in a hurry…not an intended hurry but i think divine intervention had it’s hand. It was by one of the serendipitous moments that we found him and I brought him home.  He has been part of our family ever since.

 

I didn’t realize how much of my heart he stole until i actually lost him. He escaped from our backyard through a malfunctioning gate and was lost for half a day. I cried and cried. I searched in the 22 degree weather for over 2 hours..wandering the neighborhood and knocking on doors. It got dark so i had to stop. I then made posters offering a reward for his return and went to several places nearby to hang on bulletin boards. I came home and sunk into the couch in despair and defeat..there was nothing else i could do until Monday..a whole 36 hours away. It was so sad and I cried so many tears. 

 

Around 9:30 that evening the phone rang..my heart skipped a beat..the boys echoed my thoughts as i ran to the phone…”maybe it is some one calling about the dog” ans sure enough it was..he came home safe and sound~  I cried again..this time tears of joy! this book is the result of this love that i have for my precious little puppy! I ‘lost” my heart to him! 

 

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Now it’s your turn: show us your therapeutic art around “something you lost.” Give it a try. Embrace the healing power of art. Leave us comments with your work and we will send a RAK to a random participant. Remember this is not a competition. If your art makes you feel even a bit better at the end, you’ve won.

 

Until next week, enjoy each and every moment. 

 

 

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