Learning how to color a mermaid in Photoshop made me remember how drawing a fantasy art can help us deal with life's difficulties.
Even as an adult we often find ourselves in times when life is boring, futile or painful and that's when we find a way out, a scape to reality. I learned this as a child having the gift of drawing and writing. I guess what made me last this crazy world is having this ability.
I experienced a broken homes, I experienced losing friends and loved ones, I experienced broken hearts in all of my years. It's hard to cope with each so I escaped in my fantasy world where I draw food when I am hungry, mermaid and fishes when I miss the sea, trees and nipa houses when I miss home and sunset sceneries with boat and fishermen when I am sad, I also read a helpful book, and write in my diary. These are my constant help that often bring my troubled mind calmness. I added walking to work as my meditation and exercise and time for prayers nowadays.
I never experienced mental health issues which is so rampant nowadays to the young people because God gave me a lot of possible means to deal with it. My experience taught me how to be stronger and aim to be better each day.
If you have the gift of arts, use it, don't let it wither. You don't have to sell your arts just enjoy the healing process it brings to your troubled mind. And if you have a child who also have this gift, encourage them, support them, give them the inspiration like this Hoodie that's available in the following shop:
Because pursuing art might be all the things they need in the future to keep going.
