Several years ago I was under so much stress, I wondered if I would be able to stand it. It felt like my brain was slowing down, and I just couldn't concentrate. I could not attend to the required tasks in my day.
During this time, I had many people tell me that meditation would solve my stress and concentration difficulties. I didn't see how it would, but I did try a meditation class. I found that while meditation did help, it was actually drawing that pulled me up out of my fog. It turns out that the act of drawing relieves stress in the same way meditation does. Drawing and doing art, works on the same brain pathways that meditation does. Anxiety and worry wreak havoc on a brain. So doing any kind of art, not just meditation, can calm that sense of doom someone with anxiety feels.
And I've noticed another benefit as well. Doing something related to art on a regular basis, be it plein air painting, or drawing in a journal, does also improve my skill as an artist, little by little. And I long for the day that I can wake up in the morning and just think about my art projects, instead of the things in my life that cause stress.
Peace,
Judi
(Posted originally on 11/13/2016 3:22:18 pm using FASO.com)
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