What Does Your Painting Look Like?
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.”
-Danny Kaye-
This is a solid statement. Not just because it invokes such a happy, encouraging feeling, but because the core message is powerful.
Do you have a painting nearby? (It doesn’t even have to be real, no judgement!) If you do, take a closer look. Really close. Get up in that painting’s face. Look at the individual little strokes of color, the layers that are used individually, then mashed, then faded into another color. Some of the colors are dark. Some are light. Some are bland. Some are rich. Some of those little brushed on colors you might hate. Others catch the light just right and you love them.
The reds, the greens, the blues, the browns, the blacks…
Step back.
Look at that beautiful painting that all those individual swishes of colors created.
It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out my point. Our lives are full of those same experiences that we noticed in the brush strokes. There are the experiences we wish we could just forget, the ones that we would love to relive, the bland experiences, the high-points, the low-points. These experiences are blending together into the beautiful and unique person you are and continue to become.
Welcome experiences. Welcome growth. Create that beautiful life canvas!
The week is yours…make it count!
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Empty Nest Adventures
March 19, 2018 at 10:55 amI have that quote on my “About” page. I love it!! It sums up my life philosophy perfectly.
Katie
March 19, 2018 at 9:21 pmI LOVE that you use this quote! It is one of those gems that deserves to be thrown around everywhere!
Empty Nest Adventures
March 19, 2018 at 9:32 pmI totally agree!! Just like the paint on our canvas of life. Throw it everywhere!
Katie
March 19, 2018 at 10:44 pmExactly!!
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:26 amEVERYWHERE 😉
lifebythepages
March 20, 2018 at 12:17 amI really loved what you are saying here, actually, I read it a few times. What has come through for me here is accept and celebrate the whole, not just the parts, the parts are only beautiful when you look at the whole.
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:26 amI think that is a wonderful translation. I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for reading and commenting!
the britchy one
March 20, 2018 at 11:37 amWhat a great post!! I loved this one 😊
Katie
March 20, 2018 at 2:35 pmThanks, my friend!
adultraising
March 20, 2018 at 12:50 pmI love this post. It’s a great analogy for life! We can forget how precious time is in the hum drum of the day to day. I try to do the things I love every single day! Every moment is precious.
Annie
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:27 amI love that you are so good at incorporating this principle into your life already!
Enia
March 20, 2018 at 12:51 pmVery inspiring! I often feel that my life is black and white (and so do all the painting in my house:)), but I’m still trying to add a bit of color here and there 😉
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:28 amAccent colors are very acceptable 😉
Working Mum, to be or not to be
March 21, 2018 at 10:05 amThis is a nice post! Glad that Britchy one’s blog leads me here.
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:28 amI’m glad you are here! Thank you for reading!
kkatch22
March 21, 2018 at 10:20 amBeautiful!
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:28 amThank you
Laurie
March 21, 2018 at 3:38 pmLove the concept that “your life is your message”. It made me wonder what my life painting would look like. I agree that we should throw as much paint on it as possible. Great post!
Katie
March 22, 2018 at 9:32 amThank you so much for reading. I’m glad you found it valuable. I often wonder what I am creating and always try to throw a little extra on each day 🙂
Jerry Peri
March 23, 2018 at 5:05 amGreat post, very much on point!