···Mama Scribble···: just go with it...{art therapy}

'Mommy, what should I paint today?' Sabrina asks me.

'I don't know, baby. Paint what you feel.' I tell her.

'Hmmm..., I just don't know what?'

'Just go with it. Doesn't matter what comes out. Just let your creativity take you to where it needs to go.' I finally say to her.

She nods in agreement and places her blue paint filled brush to canvas.

It doesn't really matter what the outcome of an art project turns out to be. What matters is how you feel when you're engaged in it. I see the looks on my daughters' faces, as they scan and observe and tweak their art to fit whatever emotion, thought or general sense of being they are experiencing. It's therapy! The feeling of 'just go with it' is liberating and inspiring. There is no right or wrong way because each will have their own way. Art is a huge part of our lives, this home, my family and our individual expressions.

When I was a kid art was missing from my life. What I mean by that is that I didn't have access to enjoying art as a creative outlet other than when I had an art class at school once a week. I never knew how much I needed it until I had my own children. I believe that all children are natural artists. No, really, I do! What I admire is their ability to dabble in art without any barriers. I love this!

Parents need art as much as children do. Parents need a creative outlet to express themselves as well. I love art, I love expression, I love how art makes such an enormous difference in my life. There are days that the simple act of creating something siphons me out of my overwhelmed and/or down days. When I paint or get creative with my daughters it's like peeling away a veil from my face and allowing the iridescent glow of wonder to escape their eyes and illuminate my vantage point. Have fun, be creative and artful and enjoy it.

Here I display my children's art along with the depiction of my husband's artful eye.