And the prompt for today in December Reflections 2018 is Best Decision of 2018.
My response to the prompt is
Choosing Joy
This is something I do again and again. This fall when I decided to sign up for a community education watercolor painting class I put choosing joy as my primary objective. Even though what I paint almost never turns out as well as I would like it to, the process of painting delights me and fills me with joy. And I keep learning new things.
I made the painting above last night in class when we were working on “fluid painting.”
So long as I keep my focus on the present moment and the process I find joy in it. When I forget and start looking at outcome or comparing myself to others I am reminded immediately that choosing joy is a choice I make over and over and over again.
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
— Henri J.M. Nouwen
Choosing joy is a practice of noticing how I feel in the moment, working hard to stay present, letting go of ego crap, and stepping into the unknown.
May you walk in beauty.
Two more small paintings from watercolor class last night
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