Sunday morning doodle. Miniature black and white abstract drawing.
Where do these images come from? I have no idea! And that’s the joy of it. ?

I let my inner 4-year-old inhabit the tip of the pen and take over. It’s always a surprise where it will go and what will happen.
This kind of art takes courage. A daily practice of this kind of art requires fully embracing the Creative Sandbox Way Guideposts:

1. There is no wrong.
2. Think process, not product.
3. Think quantity, not quality.
4. Think tiny and daily.
5. Just start. Anywhere.
6. Ask “What if..?”
7. Take the riskier path.
8. Dismiss all gremlins.
9. Spring the Comparison Trap.
10. Treat yourself with compassion.

This is why I call doodling a spiritual practice. You cannot embark on a practice like this — really take it on — and not be transformed by it.

Not only has my art transformed over the weeks and months and years that I’ve been practicing, but *I’ve* transformed.

The Creative Sandbox will do that. I call it walking the Creative Sandbox Way.

Check out my book, The Creative Sandbox Way, for a hands-on guide through the process. You can even download a free sample at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ

Go get creating!

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Saturday morning doodle. What are you creating today?
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I was sharing in my group call with my Creative Sandbox Community members yesterday that my daily doodle practice is a *spiritual* practice for me. I learn so much about myself, through this seemingly simple thing, putting pen to paper for a few minutes a day, letting the pen do what it wants.

It is endlessly fascinating to me, how fascinating this process is! How surprised I am by what emerges from the tip of my pen!
The me of ten years ago would have been astonished. Heck, present-time me is astonished!
Where do these shapes and designs come from??? They bear no resemblance to *anything* I was creating–or even *wanted* to create–even a few years ago, let alone ten years ago.

Even today, if I sat down and said, “I think I’ll make a piece of art,” whatever I might imagine in my head would look NOTHING like these improvisational drawings that emerge spontaneously from my pen!

And yet I am intrigued and fascinated by these artworks! I can’t stop looking at them.
Whether other people like them or not doesn’t matter (and isn’t THAT lovely! What a blessed relief!) My inner 4-year-old is having a BLAST! Finally!
Isn’t that the ultimate goal?

I mean, sure, to please the inner 4-year-old *and* the outer critics who pay the bills and grant the prestigious awards would be the ultimate.
But for recovering perfectionists, this is a form of bliss to notice and revel in. If your inner 4-year-old is having a blast, EMBRACE IT! And do whatever you can to keep that going. ?
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From today’s Doodlecam, in which I drew while waxing philosophical about crying vs beating oneself up, and when are they different/the same–the topic of this week’s podcast at http://bit.ly/2fcGp0N

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From today’s Doodlecam, in which I contemplated the power of words. How differently would you perceive this if I called it a “miniature black and white abstract drawing,” vs a “doodle”? The way we label things has power. The way we present ourselves, our work, has the potential to raise or lower its perceived value in the eyes of others.

Keep my work hidden in a sketchbook, or put it in elegant black frames with generous white window matts.

Perception is reality.
I started calling my drawings “doodles” to scare away my gremlins. I’ve done a pretty good job with that. Perhaps it’s time to experiment with calling them abstract drawings again.

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