Courage Network

I am an advocate for using the arts as therapy for healing.  Many of us have seen time and time again how music, dancing, sculpting and painting can sooth the mind and release tension. Art is healthy and I believe it is absolutely necessary for our lives if we are to ever heal from trauma and abuse. I happen to enjoy writing and painting abstracts in watercolors and chalk.

Art is also important because it can reach across many divides: language, gender, race, nationality, religion, age. The unspoken words of art speaks to everyone. It is able to travel when you and I cannot to spread a message. Even long after a person has lost their sight and perhaps their hearing, the impression that a piece of art can leave on an individual can last a lifetime.  So don't be afraid to use art as a way to impact others with a message.

As we travel this journey to create masterful art with our own lives, let's keep in mind the impression it will leave on others, to create a portrait that bears deep meaning and truth in everything we do. 

Be Encouraged, be Inspired and be Courageous as we work together to support this effort of ending domestic violence!