Camp Creek Press

This parent confessed that they feel filled with nervous energy when they try to sit down with their child to draw ... and also that they feel like jumping up and running on to the next "stage" and getting beyond drawing.

We talked about letting go of the end product — even the skill we're supposed to be acquiring — and just being in the moment while we're drawing with our children. Just mellowing out — breathing. Feeling the sun. Listening to the scratch of pencil on paper.

There is a certain peace that comes with repetition. It's not about charging through the lessons and getting to the end — and graduating, so to speak. It's about finding things to do together that are peaceful, focused, meaningful. Working together side by side. The pleasure of each other's company.