Peter H. Reynolds captures particular ideas in such a beautifully simple way, his straight forward books can be life changing. In the way that the slightest of redirections can lead you to a very different destination. As in: If you always look at things the same way, you'll never see them differently, turn your head just a bit, and the view is delightfully varied and diverse.
I feel I'm not making any sense, let's just say this is a review-ish...
Ramon loved to draw.
Any time.
Anything.
Anywhere.
One day, Ramon was drawing a vase of flowers.
His brother, Leon, leaned over his shoulder.
Leon burst out laughing.
"WHAT is THAT?" he asked.
I think we've all been there at some point in our lives, even if it's not with drawing, or anything particularly creative. Sometimes people laugh at, or don't understand things that we have worked very hard on. And that can really throw us off.
Ramon has trouble finishing drawings, he just can't make them look "right" until he finally gives up.
Then he sees his sister has taken a scrunched up piece of paper and he chases her back to her room where he is met by a veritable gallery of smoothed out discarded drawings. Including the vase that started it all.
This is one of my favourites,"
Marisol said, pointing.
"That was SUPPOSED to be a vase of flowers,"
Ramon said,
"But it doesn't look like one."
"Well it looks vase-ISH!"
she exclaimed.
Enter the slight change in seeing things. With the freedom of 'ish' Ramon launches back into his drawing knowing that things don't have to be "right" or "perfect" but can be an expression and still be considered valid and good.
It's this type of book that alleviates the weight of the world from your shoulders.
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