Did any of you watch Diane Sawyer's amazingly informative program called Screen Time? I highly recommend it.
eI am as guilty of the next person when it comes to the amount of time I spend on the computer, in front of the TV and occasionally on the phone. (My eyes are not good enough to read the small print on the phone so my screen of choice is the computer or TV!) Though my Zen Zone is painting first and connecting to clients in the gallery daily, I do a lot of investigating on the computer for my class each Sunday.
Screen Time raised issues for me. I am working on a new path of expressing my truth one on one with friends and eliminating the middle entity...the computer.
Some people devote themselves to yoga. I find the same benefits in my devotion to teaching my weekly art class. I take deep breaths and focus on the the subject we are working on and the needs of each person who attends the class. There are different levels of skill sets in the class, yet everyone brings the voices in their heads into the room. My job is to help them eliminate the sound and replace it with embracing the white paper, the colors on the palette, and the concept for that week.
Screen Time raised issues for me. I am working on a new path of expressing my truth one on one with friends and eliminating the middle entity...the computer.
Some people devote themselves to yoga. I find the same benefits in my devotion to teaching my weekly art class. I take deep breaths and focus on the the subject we are working on and the needs of each person who attends the class. There are different levels of skill sets in the class, yet everyone brings the voices in their heads into the room. My job is to help them eliminate the sound and replace it with embracing the white paper, the colors on the palette, and the concept for that week.
Screen Time definitely affected me and made me more aware of what I love to do...Paint, Dance and Communicate in person. I know we will not eliminate our connection to this new means of communication. I highly recommend reconnecting to the excitement we felt in our simple pleasures as children.
I wrote a book in 2002 called Angels in the Vineyards
It won the American Book Award for Excellence in Literature (not for the images, but for the words which surprised and thrilled me at the time). The premise was simply put in the prayer bestowed upon the children in the book
It won the American Book Award for Excellence in Literature (not for the images, but for the words which surprised and thrilled me at the time). The premise was simply put in the prayer bestowed upon the children in the book
 | "Each day a blessed light will shine To lead you on your way It's what you do with all your time That makes a special day. Don't rush, they whispered softly Take time to know your place Be gentle to your Spirit Respect your time and space. Be content with what you have Appreciate your health Be grateful, fit and happy This is your greatest wealth" |
I was raised without TV, computers or cell phones and my childhood was filled to the brim with creative living. On the last page of my book I wrote:
"The children woke next morning
And knew the Angel's wish
No Television, no Computers
Today we simply Fish."
and in small print it whispers:"catch and release, Catch and Release ...a fish mantra"
"The children woke next morning
And knew the Angel's wish
No Television, no Computers
Today we simply Fish."
and in small print it whispers:"catch and release, Catch and Release ...a fish mantra"
I guess you know what my wish for you is...
Big Hugs,
Jessel
Big Hugs,
Jessel
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