let go and flow.

heard this quote the other day & think of it often now. i love it.

"the most powerful way to manifest is through subtle intention and choiceless awareness—intend to let go and flow." -- deepak chopra

from zoe's very first brush stroke, she has decided that her painting mission is to mix all the available colors to make BROWN - her "favorite color" (only when she's painting). she was feeling the painting itch so i got got out a canvas (one of the 15 that i bought in a value pack when i was going to make everyone's christmas gifts and then realized it was december 22nd and i hadn't started). she used all of these bright beautiful colors and then she stopped. we had wooden letters (also left over from christmas crafts that never got finished) so we added it to the middle. it is my new favorite piece of zoe art.



i could honestly watch her paint all day. her stillness. her intention. it was one of those mom moments where i studied every freckle, the precise color of her hair when the sun hits it, the way that her brow furrows when she concentrates, the fine pieces of golden hair that fall in front of her eyes. her creamy perfect skin. i wanted to bottle up that moment.

here's where i thought we might just keep going until we had a thick, gloopy, brown canvas. but i was wrong!

a beautiful mix if you ask me.

 ta daaaaa! isn't it lovely? it hangs right next to our refrigerator. and when i look at the random and beautiful chaos of 6 different colors blended together with no distinguishable plan... it reminds me to let go. kid painting + affirmations might be my new favorite thing.