Turning painting into a meditation...

Hey Reader
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Have you ever started painting… and then suddenly realised an hour has flown by and you're thinking...
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​“Where the hell did that time go?” That, my friend, is flow state.​
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Painting can become a kind of meditation. Not sitting cross-legged with your eyes closed, but the kind where your brain finally stops jumping around.
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Your attention has somewhere to go - the brush, the water, the colour, the next little mark.
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And suddenly, instead of thinking about 47 million things at once, there’s just one thing to focus on....And breathe. 🧘
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​Give it a try...
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​Put your phone away - in a cupboard. Get your paints out.
Choose one little thing to paint and give yourself 20 minutes.​
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Don’t worry about making something good. Just notice the water. The brush. The colour. The movement.
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When your mind wanders, come back to the painting.
That’s it.
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Because, sometimes we don’t need another podcast, productivity hack or thing to learn. Jeez our brains are full enough as it is!!
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​Sometimes we just need to stop consuming and start creating.​
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​And this is exactly why I’ve created Creative Resets inside The Joyful Watercolour Collective.
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​I’ve just added a video where we paint a simple, repetitive floral pattern together - little flowers and leaves, one after another. There’s no pressure to create a masterpiece. No complicated technique to master.
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Just paint, repeat, breathe… and let yourself disconnect for a while.
The painting isn’t always the point.
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Sometimes the painting is simply the place you need to go to get back to your inner core and hear 'YOU' again.
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And that’s what I want The Joyful Watercolour Collective to be - a calm and joyful, collective space to come back to - again and again. Somewhere simple, and safe to learn, experiment and switch off when the world feels a bit too loud.
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​The doors are opening this week. 🎨💛
More on that very soon…
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For now, give yourself 20 minutes. Get your paints out. Choose one little thing. And see where it takes you.
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Til next time,
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Sue 🎨💛​
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P.S. If you're booked on to my Autumn Floral Workshop this coming weekend - I can't wait to spend the day with you. See you soon.​
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If you'd like to know more, drop your name and email on the Founding Members list for The Joyful Collective: Yes please, I'd like more info >>​

"Flow can only truly be achieved when we are willing to let go of the outcome and just play." - Sandra Taylor-Hedges