“Seascape 1 (REST)” • 14″ x 14″ oil painting • 2009 Marie Scott Studios
REST.
Not something I do well.
Which is why, way back in the spring of 2009, I painted myself this little daily reminder.
That nasty, four-letter-word spelled R-E-S-T, is what is wrote on the tiny sign in the water.
REST.
Seven years later, I’m still working on it. (Without much success.)
But once again, in the spring of 2016, I am giving it another shot. Giving myself the freedom to REST.
Resting my mind. Resting my insatiable drive to want to build something that is bigger than one little person can handle while maintaining a balanced life.
Resting my body. Well not really, but at least doing something I love.
Painting. Painting walls. Painting woodwork. Painting furniture. Painting a house into a home. Painting muscles back into my neglected arms.
REST.
In the spirit of REST, that’s about all I’ve got to say about that today.
Other than, enjoy this old painting of mine as your desktop calendar for the month of April. I hope it is reminds you to cut yourself some slack, and give yourself some rest — whatever that may look like for YOU.
Marie Scott
Download this free desktop calendar for April, 2016 by clicking on the image and saving it to your computer to use as wallpaper this month.
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
― Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
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