Enough Already
Painting from a MUSEA Class
What Painting Class or Training is the artwork from?
Apothecary
What year was this painted?
2021
What medium is this painted on (i.e. Acrylic on Canvas, Acrylic on Watercolor, Watercolor, etc)
Acrylic on Canvas
Share with us the STORY of you painting to give context to the work and what it means to you! This can be a poem or a few paragraphs
Looking out into the night so black
It felt like a forcefield was holding me back
From reaching my potential
From being influential
From helping other people- doing something consequential!
But how to dissolve this invisible wall
That made me feel hopeless, pathetic, and small?
I set out on a journey to the source of my fears
To finally understand the root cause of my tears!
I traveled in my mind back to the very start
When I first felt the pain of a broken heart
My father and mother gave me a baby brother
I should’ve been elated- instead I was deflated
Now my life had a whole new dimension and
It seemed like my brother got all the attention
Then one day my mother didn’t come home
Weeks went by and she didn’t even phone
No one ever told me that my mother had died
For years I felt punished and didn’t know why
She left me forever without saying goodbye
Feeling unworthy of love and respect
At school I fell prey to abuse and neglect
My low self-esteem broadcast a psychic direction
Telling others not to give me the slightest affection
The whole dynamic reinforced in my mind
That I deserved to be rejected and treated unkind
It was a huge misperception from back in my youth
But my subconscious believed it- considered it truth
I lived in the shadows feeling sad and alone
Protecting myself from all the sticks and the stones
Then I heard a message that was really fantastic-
Our minds can be changed ‘cause they’re made out of plastic!
We all have the power to reshape a belief
We don’t have to stay hopeless, in sorrow and grief
Never underestimate the power of art
To create a new story and make a new start!
Using pictures and words to reframe the past
Emotions can shift when a new light is cast
I looked back in time with my grownup eyes
Became my own mentor- resourceful and wise
Led my inner child out of all that pain
Felt safe to let go and reprogram my brain
I painted a scene to remember these rules
I knew I would heal ‘cause I now had the tools!
Through eyes of love I can see my true worth
And reject the self-judgment that began at birth
Intentional Creativity taught me the ways
To explore who I am and to give myself praise
Now I can soar on wings strong and steady
‘Cause I finally believe that I’m enough already!
