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Bronwen Mayer Henry painting en plein air at Lake Wallenpaupack Creativity and Freedom Retreat 2018

Bronwen Mayer Henry painting en plein air at Lake Wallenpaupack Creativity and Freedom Retreat 2018

Alarmingly Peaceful

October 26, 2018

I feel alarmingly peaceful. 
(If you don't, it's okay, read on.)
I feel alarmingly peaceful.
Is that even a thing?
Am I so accustomed to fear/worry/distress/anxiety
That a deep sense of ease alarms me?
Perhaps.
But I don't need to figure it out.
This is the gift that comes with
Vulnerability, quiet, opening
Painting.
Alarming peace.
And so I offer it to you.
May you hear the alarm.
May you hear the call to wake up.
May you hear the call to peace.
May your fear, worry, health woe, longing for the future 
Wake up to love
May you unexpectedly (alarmingly)
Find yourself centered and at peace.
May you be confident that despite this 
Pain, challenge, trauma, uncertainty
Something beyond these circumstances is at rest
Holding you gently
Carrying you
May you be alarmingly peaceful.

← Ten Blessings from the Creativity and Freedom Retreat Finding Hope in Challenging Times →

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Rest in the Beauty
$1,975.00

This new peony inspired piece guided me to a place of feeling held. If you are gripped in anxiety, fear, or self loathing as I sometimes am....these extraordinary, beyond life size blossoms can help you find a new place of refuge.

They aren't perfect. Look closely and find the flaws. And yet see the whole and feel the impact and wow-factor.

This piece could catch me in any free fall of the racing mind or aching heart. I love the way I can get lost in the beauty and variety of the petals. 

In the final week with this piece in my studio, I listened to a retreat with Pema Chodron (check your library--there are tons of retreats with her available there). She spoke of the practice of being here, now without effort. Bringing a natural awareness to what is unfolding. Not grasping any idea (of yourself or another) too tightly. 

So as I rest in the beauty of this piece I find that my heart resonates with the blossoms--that we are not perfect and that it is amazing to be here, flawed and moving, changing, becoming and opening each day. 

"Rest in the Beauty"

60" x 48"

(c) Bronwen Mayer Henry
(Original acrylic on canvas)

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Thank you for the many people who have supported my art through custom pieces. What a blessing!

 

"Let the beauty we love be what we do." -Rumi

 

Contact: Bronwen Mayer Henry    bronwen.henry@gmail.com