I am happy to finish it...
@arunima25 (85239)
Bangalore, India
March 14, 2019 4:37am CST
Well they say when you can't solve a problem, just walk away from it for a while. The morning episode has left me feeling low and no matter how much I tried to ignore it, I could sense a heaviness in my head and heart.
Moreover whenever I came across my Mom in law, she kept on nagging over some melodrama going on between her and her daughter. I have no solution to it and it was driving me crazy.
So I just walked away, went to my daughters studio ( she has converted her balcony into her art corner/studio ) and worked for an hour on this painting which I started a few months back but left unfinished.
When I am livid or unsure of my feelings, I like to paint or do some craft work. That helps me calm down.
I am glad I did so and I finished it. I am feeling good.
This is not my original but inspired by some online work. I saw it on Pinterest if I remember well.
What helps you calm down?
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
@everwonderwhy Gardening and getting your hands dirty in mud is so soothening. I do it with my students in my school for therapeutic purpose.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Good to know that you also love to paint.
Prayer always helps to calm down and regain the trust and strength.
Prayer always helps to calm down and regain the trust and strength.1 person likes this
@Shavkat (137172)
• Philippines
15 Mar 19
@arunima25 myLot is a really good help for me. It was like I am in another dimension.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
@Shavkat Yes it is a good platform for expressing one self and you have a good supporting community here.
Being here definitely helps in improving your language, thinking and writing skills in indirect and direct ways.
Being here definitely helps in improving your language, thinking and writing skills in indirect and direct ways.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
Yes, writing is my another outlet. It really helps me vent out.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 Mar 19
i love seeing other people's handiwork. is that watercolor?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 Mar 19
@arunima25 you should have signed it at the bottom plus the month and/or year
have you always drawn and painted even as a child?
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
Yed, normal poster colors. I used some of acrylic white.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
@hereandthere Yes I have. I am planning to sell it so I have not signed it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79525)
• United States
14 Mar 19
My mom used to love to paint and also found it calming. I never got the hang of being able to paint but I crochet and it takes my mind off whatever else is going on.
Glad you were able to get your painting finished and step away from the drama between your mother in law and her daughter.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Yes it helped me a lot to get distracted and calm down. I also try to crochet. I am learning it from my daughters who are too quick and creative with crochet.
Any handwork calms us down. All these art and crafts are really therapeutic.
@amitkokiladitya (171938)
• Agra, India
14 Mar 19
This is a nice way of claiming the bad mood. When I'm really upset either I cry or go out for a walk. Both of the two help me equally..
I'm sorry for the mess that you are facing. Life does trouble us a lot atimes. I know you will definitely make things fall back in place. All will be settled when you talk to your husband in the night
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@amitkokiladitya (171938)
• Agra, India
14 Mar 19
@arunima25 yes...this is something you can be really happy about
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
I am glad that this bad mood helped me finish this painting that was started in December and left unfinished.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
I just saw it online some time back and tried. Today it went in sync with my thoughts... A long path to go but not sure where it will end or where it will take me??
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@Janet357 (75657)
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14 Mar 19
@arunima25 how many days have you spent on this alone?
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 19
@Janet357 I spent few hours in December break and I took an hour and half today to finish it. It was unattended for all this time. I have many such artworks half finished.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Mar 19
@arunima25 Problems are part of life and without those our life will be boring, Isn't it? 
(Easy to say but we have to face all things which is stored for us)
(Easy to say but we have to face all things which is stored for us)1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
@Sreekala I am a professional counselor and I handle my clients each day and some days I am on the other side of table. 
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Thank you. I am feeling much better today. New day and new hope though the problem has still not vanished but I am keeping myself away.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
14 Mar 19
If we can't solve a problem than it is best that we forget it about for some time. During my good days when I did not solve problem, than I said that I will think it with cool mind. It was help me in solving problems. Your painting is pretty one.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
15 Mar 19
@arunima25 Some time our brain gets block and it don't work, so it better to give it some rest.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Yes that is a wise thing to do. Walk away and think when you are calm. I tried doing that by distracting myself with this painting.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
@anil02 You are very right! And especially when in emotional outrage we tend to take impulsive and wrong decisions.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
20 Mar 19
That is a perfect outlet. My daughter is good at painting.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
21 Mar 19
@arunima25 I wish she also upgrade herself to that level.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
20 Mar 19
That is good. My elder one is quite artistic. She sells her work for raising funds every year.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
21 Mar 19
@cherigucchi Once they really fall in love with it, their passion will drive them.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
15 Mar 19
@arunima25 That's great. Keep it up.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Even I enjoy writing, sketching and shading or for that matter any craft work. I always listen to a good music when I do so.
Thanks for your appreciation.
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
20 Mar 19
This is lovely drawing,for me it's taking drive or else going for a short trip where I totally loose my self amid nature and it's beauty,it feels great
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
21 Mar 19
@arunima25 thats true,it heals internally
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
21 Mar 19
Thanks for your compliment.
Nature really helps to calm down.
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@everwonderwhy (6696)
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15 Mar 19
Amazing painting! Good outlet for a heavy heart. I wish you feeling happy everyday. Hugs! More pantings!
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@everwonderwhy (6696)
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15 Mar 19
@arunima25 I'd love to see them shared here. I'm only good at sketching portraits. Gotta put my mind into it.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
@everwonderwhy I will definitely share them here. I have some adoring my house and some still to be finished.
I also like to sketch or doodle. That is so soothing.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Thanks for all your kind words and appreciation. I hope to do some more art work in coming days..it might not be painting only.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
15 Mar 19
Nice work of art. I usually go running or swimming to calm down... 
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
17 Mar 19
@arunima25 Running and swimming are not only ways to calm me down, both also refresh me and make me happy...
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 19
@Bullshark Good! Enjoy doing them.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Thank you.
My husband calms down by cardio workout or swimming.
It is good that you know what works for you.
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@mynameiskate (2562)
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15 Mar 19
I like your painting and the way you find calms you down. Some decisions take time. Recently I was pressured into making one and it felt good to say no I need to think about it.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Thank you for liking my painting.
It is always good to take time to make a decision. Decisions taken in emotional outrage can be impulsive and wrong.
I think what you did was a right thing to do.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 19
@mynameiskate It is a road going to uncertainty. That was my thoughts at the time. I copied it. It is not my original one. So I am not sure what the original painter thought??
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@mynameiskate (2562)
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19 Mar 19
@arunima25 Where are we in the painting? Where are the people on the road going? Thank you for the fine words as they are encouraging. I might be a slow thinker. Only if my lack of action is a disappoint then I feel insecure but otherwise as you said, it might be good to just take the time we need. Well said.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
17 Mar 19
Thank you.
Walking and writing are my favorite activities too and they too help a lot to calm down.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 19
Thank you. Yes it really helped me to vent out and I felt better post that.
@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Thanks for your appreciation for the painting.
Well the cause of my disturbance was my husband, so I could not do that till we both calmed down at the end of the day. In other situation when I need to calm down, I will be in his loving arms.
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@Hannihar (129342)
• Israel
14 Mar 19
@arunima25
Everyone has to have something to do to calm them down.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Yes and that is good if we know what would help us or work for us.
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@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
20 Mar 19
Yes pets can really lift your mood. And Nature walk is always calming for me too.
@arunima25 (85239)
• Bangalore, India
15 Mar 19
Yes walking definitely helps to calm down.
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