"Abiquiu" by Katherine Treffinger

Hello, bloggers!

Recently I had an exchange with painter Katherine Treffinger...

www.katherinetreffinger.com

...who recently started painting again after being waylaid by foot problems.

I was really glad to hear that she is back in the studio and exploring new territory because it reminded me of times when I had adverse situations that happened to me.

What I found was that these things are learning mechanisms sent by the spirits to get us to either change direction, slow down, get faster, or whatever.

Things that we think at the time are the worst things that could happen to us, very often turn out to be not “down” times but up times, learning experiences, empowering.  Even though we are disabled for awhile in our art pursuit, we are still living it through our imaginations, our memories, and our exploratins in our heads.

Sometimes it’s a gift that tells us, “Get off the horse for awhile and relax!”

I went through that last year with my back.  It had to do with my ability to bend over and do the heavy work that I have to do in my painting.  But I found new ways to manipulate my old body and look at objects, procedures, and movements in a new way.

I think we are all growing, and the only way we don’t grow is to think that we have arrived at some mythical goal.  I don’t believe there are any goals; everything just is what it is.

At the time, it seems like a pain, but it could be really a blessing, although we probably won’t know the reasons until we leave this dimension and go on to another.

So congratulations to Katherine for getting back up to speed and inspiring the rest of us!

Onward and upward,
Matt