As a great artist, Pablo Picasso, once said," Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." I have always held this quote very close to my heart and have taken the advice and used it throughout many of life's great challenges.

Recently, I experienced a great loss in my life. It turned my world on its side and had left a great emptiness in my heart. As I reflect on what has helped me get through this time, it brought me back to my love of art. The arts allows people to heal and express what they might not be able to put into words. It allows our brains to be free from the anxiety, over thinking, depression, or the after math of personal trauma.

Whether you are suffering from a failed relationship, the loss of a parent or friend, suffered a miscarriage, lost your job, suffer from chronic health or mental health problems, or have experienced trauma, art can help you. It's not about having talent it's about connecting with your soul and breaking away from the emotional and mental over stimulation that chains us in times of suffering.
Art therapy can take many forms. You may enjoy painting, drawing, collage, scrapbooking, knitting, dance, music, theatre, poetry, and so on.... Whatever your heart desires. What is important is that you express yourself and allow yourself to do something creative to empower your heart to heal.

You may say, "This is silly, or I am horrible at art", but the reality is once you give yourself the permission to just reach inside yourself find an emotion and put it out there, you not only will feel an emotional release, but you will realize your inner artist is within you. So go ahead wash the dust of everyday life away.