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It’s important for people to feel safe to talk a

It’s important for people to feel safe to talk about difficult topics. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and feel vulnerable, is no easy task for anyone.

The feeling of being vulnerable can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult to connect with others honestly, especially for those who have past trauma or significant anxiety. This is why the idea of even going to therapy can seem an impossible feat because the idea of discovering pain, people understandably run away from.

Every day our mind and body struggle to discern what is imagination vs reality, this is why people struggle with anxiety, they get stuck into visualizing the worst possible outcome. Simply thinking or dismissing the emotions to focus on the positive never actually pulls out the roots of the “weed” to completely resolve what is triggering the anxiety to begin with.

To address the anxiety and emotional trauma that quite literally damages the brain, harms the body, and affects our relationships, we have to allow ourselves to become vulnerable to reach the root cause of the anxiety.

When we create and use a safe place (like this painting) as a positive trigger, we give our mind permission to always feel safe no matter where we explore and discover about ourselves, externally, or internally. This is why therapists use Art Therapy & Play Therapy with children, and Art Therapy, Music Therapy (EMDR) for children & adults. We’re teaching our mind how to view the world the way we want it to be. Safe.

When the mind can be convinced that it is safe in the present moment, it allows whatever past memories it feels ready to release, to rise to the surface to be acknowledged, understood, and then resolved without further trauma or becoming “stuck in the past”.

This painting is one of a few safe places that I bring to my mind when I need to trigger a sense of calm within my body. 🙂 If this visual can help you in the same way, I do hope that you will use it for the same purpose that I do. 💚 If you don’t know what to create, it’s absolutely OK to adopt what others have already created.

🎨 https://bekindart.com/landscape/a-safe-place

This has been a friend & family favorite sketch. I

This has been a friend & family favorite sketch. It has made for a perfect gift on countless occasions [for any occasion] 🎁 🙂

I created this sketch as an important reminder for myself:

“Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice, but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.” -Dallin H. Oaks

Perhaps it can serve as the same reminder for you, or a loved one. 💝

🎨 https://bekindart.com/portrait-painting/savior-sketch

#savior #JesusSketch #ChristianArt #portraitdrawing

The moon parts the darkness despite how whole it f

The moon parts the darkness despite how whole it feels. “I won’t let you rest alone” it says. Even in a faded glow, it shows up for the earth, to give it hope. The belly of the earth burns to share its story, blooming and branching out to display its support in gratitude for the strength of the sun, and relief for the moons vulnerable glow. Fading further in the darkness is an audience of stars, quietly, and reverently, shining forth their own light. “Me too” they say, one by one, taking their turn to bravely show up. - Rebecca Emily Cooper

We don't have to live through this life alone... in fact, we're not alone. There are some who try their best to show up for us in whatever shape or form they are able to and cannot always show up whole; beyond even them we have stars that surround us, reminding us with their own light that they understand. Together - they are providing us all that we need to get through the darkness. Look for the stars in your life today. ✨💚

🎨 https://bekindart.com/landscape/i-wont-let-you-rest-alone

#MeToo #youarenotaloneart #forest #landscapeart #landscapepainting #forestpainting #campingart #moonlight

In March 2020, after the announcement of ‘Stay A

In March 2020, after the announcement of ‘Stay At Home’ orders were put in place due to covid, I awoke from a dream that illustrated a horrific storm at sea. The skies were dark and it felt hopeless that I would survive this storm. I was exhausted from trying to keep my head above water; I didn’t know what to do, which way to swim, I felt helpless and confused. Then the mist from the crashing waves parted and up through the water arose this beautiful lighthouse. It wasn’t any ordinary lighthouse, this lighthouse arose through the waves and through a large book. The pages of the book blossomed like a white rose. While the waves continued to crash around the lighthouse, it seemed to hold strong and confident in place. Immovable to the opposing forces. The pages of the book moved in the same tempo as the waves crashing against them. The light at the top of the lighthouse penetrated the darkness and I was able to see my surroundings for miles. I was also able to see that on the horizon, the sun was coming up, and with it – beautiful and calming colors. There is hope.

As with most dreams, I feel they come with a message. The message of this dream, the best that I can interpret it, is that with knowledge comes hope and direction. We’re all experiencing the same storm, but we each must continue on our own individual path, learning for ourselves the direction we must follow. The ‘how’ in which we move forward, is up to us in how we educate ourselves on what is true vs what is meant to beguile us. It is within our capability to learn truth. It is within our right to practice agency, with wisdom. We can’t blindly follow what is the most popular opinion, we need to research and take in both sides of the story, because there is always two sides. I feel the book in this illustration represents the knowledge that is available for us to absorb, and through that knowledge arises clarity and answers, and that is where the lighthouse comes in. The storms will continue to rage – the waves will continue to crash against us, but we, like the lighthouse, can hold firm and steadfast in what we know to be true.

🎨 https://bekindart.com/illustration-art/lighthouse-book

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