Drawing for Peace

The universe keeps reminding me of who’s really in charge of things. Last week, I found myself returning to the inner battle and turmoil caused by a relentlessly selfish and callous individual. I needed to distract myself from ruminating with a drawing. I asked my visiting mother, who was still recovering from a surgery, to give me a random topic or theme to work with. Her response floored me. “How about ‘patience and peace’? I need those for my recovery.”  That’s not what I was expecting her to suggest, but it was exactly what I needed.  So, like it or not – I set out to draw patience…. and eventually found peace