Color Me Peaceful . . .

Nostalgic reminder of life’s simple, gentle pleasures, while calming one’s “inner child.”

I’ve been writing my blog for a few months now, so when I saw a post on the website of Bella Grace Magazine in their new section called Field Guide to Everyday Magic Blog Hop, I wanted to be a part of it and I am so happy to post here!  As I started thinking of ideas to write about, I began coloring in an adult coloring book that I purchased over one year ago.  Originally I thought, what a silly idea, a grown person coloring, but the more I began to color, the more I felt a sense of comfort, peace and calmness wash over me.

One of the simplest pleasures I can remember growing up was coloring.  Each summer, my mom would buy me and my sister a set of color by numbers and a new box of Crayola crayons.  I’m not really sure what it was about that brand new box of Crayola 64, was it the smell of the crayon wax when the box was first opened, the sharpener on the back of the box or the endless possibilities that box held?  Whatever it was, I just remember the excitement it created.  Each of us would pick out a new box of Prestige Coloring pages and that box would last almost to the end of the summer, but the crayons and pencils would be almost non-existent, we had colored so much.  I don’t know what happened to all of our “artwork” but it’s really the memory of those simpler times that means so much.  Sitting under that large tree next to our house, two young girls keeping cool and coloring until we couldn’t color anymore.

Today adult coloring books seem to be the big rage, I guess it’s the simplicity of actually sitting down, unplugging from our everyday lives, that is so appealing.  Thinking or rather not thinking and coloring a pretty picture, brings an inner child calmness we may need to rejuvenate ourselves.  No time limits, no schedule to keep, just simple strokes and the sound of the crayon or pencil as it colors across the plain white page, creating a beautiful picture.

There are many websites where you can download pages to color or if you are in the market for a particular type of page try purchasing one of the many adult coloring books available today.

If you need to simply unplug from the world for a little while, try downloading or purchasing a coloring book; buy a box of 64 crayons and most importantly, color until your heart is content.

If you would like to share one of your memories or what you do to find some calmness in your life, please drop me a comment and you will be entered to win a copy of the Everyday Field Guide to Magic. 

 

As always, thank you for reading and following along in my life journey . . .

Until next week,

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