Creating Recovery

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

~E. M. Forster

Creating recovery is an interactive process. We cannot merely absorb information. We must also give expression to our thoughts and feelings.

How, you may ask, do I go about doing that if I don’t even know what I want to express? Begin. Simply begin.

Setting pen (or brush) to paper without a plan might seem haphazard. It is. In a very real sense it’s like writing in the dark. This is a good thing. You need dark to show light. Your dark. Your light.

As you explore the unknown landscape of your inner world, shafts of insight will penetrate the darkness. You will bring forth the light within—your sensibilities, passions and dreams. You will discover and shape the course of your journey, and realize that there is no one better qualified to do this. You are the designer. The lines, colors and textures are your own. The journey is yours to take, and to make.

Through the art of expression you will find your voice and recover the most precious commodity you have to offer the world: yourself.

Today I am tuning my ear to the soft whisperings of my heart, and giving all critics the day off. When, at last, I look over what has come to light I will see that I DO have something to say.