I’ve always been fascinated with the full moon. For so long now, it has drawn me in with its majestic-like presence. It has captivated me, inspired me, and driven me toward creative thought. Between moonlight and snow (or the combination on a crisp, winter night), I am at the height of my artistic ambition.
The past couple of weeks I was stymied in my ability to create. I couldn’t write nor become engaged in my jewelry making, and barely thought of an imaginative way to express myself. I saw a YouTube video by Meghan Livingstone on the importance of getting out of the left brain and allowing the sometimes-restrained energy of the right brain to reign from time to time. It brought to light how all too often, some of us (myself especially) become so involved in left-brain, logical, analytical thinking that our artistic, imaginative right brain is neglected. We don’t allow room for intuition, feelings, and gut instinct to guide us. We suffocate our body’s natural ability for mental and emotional balance.
And I absolutely felt the effects this was having on my body. It was wearing me down, causing me stress, anxiety, low energy. I started to feel hopeless, as I was unable to put the pieces together of a little life puzzle I constructed.
I spent some evenings practicing yoga and listening to some wonderful meditations by Robert Gorick to calm my mind. These methods had a healing affect, and I started to allow myself to sense what was taking place. My body, mind, and emotions were seeking balance, and it was time I gave in and allowed this to happen. The body is aware of what it needs; it is up to us to also be aware and listen to these cues or to hinder the process.
The biggest blocks to progress are the ones based in the mind.
I decided to remember the words I had heard on the video, and forced myself to create, even though my mind was not readily engaged in the process. For that moment, I decided, my right brain would be allowed freedom to flow with it’s artistic thoughts.
Thirty minutes into making jewelry, however, my brain stopped thinking about thinking. I relaxed, listened to Irish folk music, and just enjoyed the fact that I was expressing myself in an artistic way.
I now feel that the puzzle pieces of my life have a way of fitting together, but I may not be the person to lock them into place. Maybe a friend will help me see those pieces in a new light. Maybe they are meant to be understood at another time in life… or possibly never.
The thing I’ve learned through this process is that I don’t have to have life all figured out. I just have to make sure I embrace it and enjoy it.
Back to the moon reference I made earlier. From what little I understand in astrology, the full moon tends to be the “ta-dah” conclusive moment, and the new moon represents a fresh start. I find it intriguing that this moment in my life happened around the same time we are to have a full moon in Virgo (representative of logical thought) tomorrow. This has been my “ta-dah” moment, the moment of releasing the analytical tendencies of my left brain and allowing the creativity of the right to flourish and remain inspired.
Here is the piece of jewelry I completed yesterday as a result of this inspiration.
And finally, in keeping with the moon theme, here is “Clair de Lune” played by my dear friend Michael. Enjoy and allow yourself to experience great peace in life.
