PATHWAY TO JOY AND HEALING

As some of you may know, I work on sexual assault cases on a college campus. After a full semester of this work, I am emotionally and physically drained and exhausted from this work. Many people may take a vacation at the beach or a relaxing trip to the mountains. Not me, I spend many of my vacations glassblowing. The above photo is a bowl I created in my class.

Glassblowing is not relaxing for the body as it is extremely hot working around 2000 degree furnaces, and physically demanding lifting metal pipes and molten glass.  However, it is very relaxing for the mind. During glassblowing, I use my right brain instead of my left brain as the creative process uses mostly the right side of the brain.

As a result, my brain takes a most relaxing vacation to refresh and rejuvenate.  As my job is very sedentary requiring mostly sitting all day, I love the physical part of glassblowing and crave the creative process. After one intensive glassblowing class this summer, I have not had my fill.  So, later this summer, I am taking a week long class at a glassblowing school. May you find rejuvenation through the creative process! (Copyright 2015 Awakening Journey with All rights Reserved)