~:[CH8 - Day 64]:~ Art Has a Way to Heal

~:[CH8 - Day 64]:~ Art Has a Way to Heal

There was art all around us today. From the landscaping of Central Park and how picturesque it can be to the art in the MET, my eyes were filled with joy at every turn. As we closed out our day, it was the art of theater that reminded me of the ability of art to send a message and help us heal. As I have scene Wicked nearly 30 times, I have been able to look closer and closer into the message that it sends. In the past, I looked at how we treat people impacts them and this time, I began to think about how art helps us learn, grow and heal. As while the mistreatment of Elphaba may have hurt her, it also helped her become stronger and to grow. While we never want to be mistreated, it's also a lesson that can help us rise up if we don't allow it to defeat us. Yes, we should treat others as we wish to be treated, however, we also have to try to see that we are able to overcome it all. All the art we saw at the MET wasn't always made so easily. In fact, sometimes people were scorned and criticized because people didn't see what they were doing as art. Many of these artists didn't allow others to bring them down and created magnificent piece after piece. As an artist myself, I find that when creating art (as well as looking at it), that I find myself able to recharge and heal from all that I am suffering from; it's therapeutic. Whether your art is like Picasso or you still draw stick figures, keep expressing your creativity and soak in the creativity of others. Art is all around us in music, dance, drama, and media along with the traditional, so soak it all in and allow it to help us grow, learn and heal.