Sunday, July 22, 2007

Arts in Healthcare Intensive at Shands




I have been engaged in a one month-long Arts in Medicine intensive at The University of FLorida Shands Hospital. This experience has been the first time I have been a part of a like-minded, supportive environment for the content of my dissertation. It has been incredibly validating and confirming. I realize that although I have been doing very peripherial work in the field of art education, it does have purpose and a future. I am beginning to more clearly envision how art education and arts in healthcare can co-mingle into a future career in which I pioneer a program.

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Saturday, July 07, 2007

Ridding the CRITIC

I have nothing positive to say today....I am laying under the weight of the primal critic that thrives on negativity and highlights my every flaw, draining my energy, and choking out my life force.The good news is that I am aware of its presence. This means I am one step further away from it. Learning to be objective with this inner voice is a major key to becoming free. It not enough to hope for grace to overcome it. Facing the critic head-on and taking charge of it is an act of empowerment. It seems like this sense of determination comes from a masculine,more powerful & confident energy I have for too long not been aquainted with. Its the kind of inner persistence and drive to forcefully overcome rather than passively allow something to walk over you. Today I pray for the grace to to learn to rid myself of the critic.