Imagination, creativity, self-expression... Gifts we're all born with. Yet we live in logic—locked into left-brained, rat-racing, disassociated ways. Filled with to-do lists, losing touch with our dreams and hearts. Leaving many feelings lost, stuck, betrayed, or alone.

This has brought the world to a state of imbalance. Driven by masculine energy, always doing, striving, competing. While this brought many wonderful advances in technology and science, there’s another side left behind. Everyone, including our planet and the animals we share it with, are feeling it’s lack.

The wildly creative life-force energy of the feminine answers. Balancing by being, feeling, collaborating…surrendering to flow.  A co-creative power that universal energy is always offering. We just have to engage it.

That’s where art medicine comes in. As Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Creativity opens the right side of our brains to unleash our potential. It doesn’t matter the skill level or technique; we can all access this powerful medicine deep inside. 

Through intuitive art, we make space in our lives. Holding space for our innermost selves as a priority. Experiencing flow state, which athletes call “the zone,” we increase performance, reduce stress, improve sleep, and in many other ways live a more empowered and inspired life. Better yet, it’s contagious. As others see us being inspired, they get inspired to break out of their status-quo box. Embracing the power to dream big, live free, and love more.

Lo and behold change happens. Just as Gandhi said, by being it.

Michelle Lee is an artist and workshop facilitator practicing throughout the Poconos and Northeast PA, the Harrisburg area, and Lehigh Valley. For details visit www.MichelleLeeArts.com or call 570-443-7777. See ad on page 17.