"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be." - Anon
I got home from work a few days ago to find a delightful surprise in my mailbox. My dear friend Frank sent me a colouring book and a beautiful set of coloured pencils. It is a beautiful book filled with pages of beautiful drawings and inspirational quotations. I love to colour.
The popularity of adult colouring books is soaring. Chapters has a whole line of them on sale right now. A number of my friends have been posting pictures of their books on Facebook lately. I've posted some pictures of my creations too. There is something very calming about colouring. Not only does it bring me back to childhood days, but it gives me a chance to unleash my inner artist. I cannot draw or paint for beans but I love playing with colour. There are no rules and no way to make a mistake.
One of my favorite pieces was a drawing of some paint brushes drawn underneath the caption, "Some pursue happiness, others create it." There are six brushes. In honour of pride week, I coloured the tip of each brush in a colour of the rainbow and then coloured each word of the caption in a different colour. This piece was my first attempt at shading and mixing colours. It was a perfect opportunity to colour outside the lines and I loved it.
My 60th birthday might be right around the corner, but my inner child is having a blast. Thank you Frank. You know me so well.
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