The Quiet Side: Issue 21


The Quiet Side

Exploring the unseen benefits of creative focus.


Come Out of Your Shell :  a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal


When I went across the country to Rhode Island for my Zentangle teacher course three years ago, it was an amazing experience.  Simply making the reservation, and getting on the plane was an adventure after years of focusing elsewhere.  I gave myself permission to indulge in something I love.  It was a step into a whole new world focused on my passions, and rehabilitating long forgotten creative expression.

The first person I met gifted me with a little wooden pin she had made that said “Come Out of Your Shell.”  She had been making many Bijou pins with plans to hand them out with joy to the people she met at the CZT training.

How could she know she gave me the exact one I needed at the time?


deliberate – still – appreciate – quiet – focus – trust – deconstruct – beautiful – reflect – relax – discover – create – comfort – shade – breathe – inspire – be bold – embellish – savor – slow – calm – admire

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