#DoodleADay Challenge Day 26

I have to admit that not judging my own art work is a work in progress.  Today’s doodle (and here comes the judgment) I’m not particularly fond of.  I thought I would try something that someone in the Facebook Virtual Art Circle group did: doodling with one continuous line.  She was right it was hard not to pick up my pen from the paper, but even more it was difficult for me not to judge the finished product as I had seen her example and in my mind was comparing the overall lack of (judgement) coherence.  It’s just a doodle right?

If we look at the process of making a doodle (for 25 days straight now) it’s clear to me that doodles can be many things: they can be:

• Stress relieving,
• Calming,
• A release of tension,
• Connection to self,
• Connection one’s imagination,
• Connection to one’s unconscious,
• Connection to one’s playful side,
• A way to focus
• A way to gage one’s present state of emotions and
• A way to practice acceptance of what is.

Today’s lesson for me was just that, an opportunity to practice acceptance of what is, leave judgment behind and trust the process.

If you are in need of some motivation to get started on the #DoodleADay challenge then you may want to read  my post 10 reasons to doodle , or the Doodle a Day Challenge here.