Autism Brothers Books 💙: Stop and Rest - Don’t Quit
Creativity and Recovering From Illness
🎨 Welcome
Everything came to a complete stop recently.
Twice this happened. I was so sick. Who knows what I had, but it kept me in bed or on the sofa…and that was hard. I didn’t rest soon enough and landed myself in the emergency room, basically unable to even sit up on my own. I need to stop and rest sooner next time. I need to remember the important advice:
Stop and Rest. Don’t Quit.
Especially with my creative work (and especially in all other areas of my life, actually) I try to push through. But as I’m learning, sometimes it’s okay to stop and rest.
And sometimes…it is also okay to quit. If quitting something you are working on - a project, a painting, a sculpture, a book - if quitting that is the best thing for you and your quality of life, then quitting is good. Quitting can sometimes be the most courageous choice.
I’m not quitting my Cappadocia book. I’m just stopping to rest a bit. As soon as I recover from being sick, I’ll be back at it…painting away and so grateful to finally be able to do so.
If you need to stop and rest from your creative project, do so. If you need to quit your current project, do so. Find another way to keep on expressing your truth. Keep being yourself. Keep going with these important things.
Good journey,
🌈 Bazaar Page Video
A cool video of the Turkish bazaar page.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
🌸 The Details - Rainbow / Backpack Page
Details from the rainbow / backpack page. This 2 page layout shows the backpack we always carry with us containing Charlie Ozan’s iPad. He uses it to communicate in different ways and also as a form of security.
You can see Archie leading Charlie by offering his hand. Charlie doesn’t like to hold hands the traditional way, but rather gently places his hand behind yours. I tried to show this in the painting. It’s made from an actual photo of the boys holding hands this way.
👩🏻💻 Instagram
I have a goal to post my new portraits and videos up on my Instagram account as they flow out. I hope to connect with you there as well. @EmilyLupitaSeries
🙏🏼 A Prayer
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Love this. Hope you are feeling better.
All the best to you.
I love your paintings! I hope you are feeling better.