As you know I've been struggling with drawing and creating artifacts even while in the midst of a site relaunch of http://www.efinearts.net/. Well the other night my five year-old Jackie asked me to color with her.
At first, I thought "Color?; I'm a degreed artist!!". then I thought about my e-bud Tim drawing and coloring with his daughter and I thought why not!
You now what? I really enjoyed it. That's when it dawned on me the problem that I've been having is I had lost my joy. When I was a child I drew, colored, cut out and pasted a world of creative projects and whimsically silly ideas.
I didn't get paid for it. I did it because it brought me joy. Joy, the often illusive abstract that most modernists are secretly searching. Joy the spiritual satisfaction that comes from purpose and not profession. I have lost sight of that.
When God created the known universe He looked out across His handy work and behold it was "Very Good" What is that statement but a divine expression of joy.
Return to joy and you will return to the satisfaction that comes from purpose.
Chris
