“Nothing is only one color,” my mother, an art teacher, frequently reminded me as I learned to draw. We blend and mix colors to create the infinite shades that are present in the world. Similarly, nothing we encounter is as simple as we first think it is–we blend ideas and perspectives to understand how complex it really is.
What do you need to blend today in order to make it more complex?
The craftsperson spends years honing their art, learning from those who have come before them, and finally seeking to innovate in their field.
What do you seek to learn to get better at today?
The quick sketch captures–often with a few lines or strokes–a scene and saves it for us to remember again later.
What do you seek to remember today? How can you capture it to save it for later?
Molten glass is briefly able to be blown and shaped before it cools into a fragile solid. The glassblower applies heat and air to change and move the glass in the ways they want it.
How might you make yourself more able to change and move today?
Flour, water, yeast, a pinch of salt, time and heat. Perhaps a pinch of sugar or a tiny bit of oil. Maybe some seeds or grains or something fancy. The dough holds possibilities, and the bread it makes can nourish us.
What can you make out of simple things to feed your spirit today?
