The art of healing is just that, an art. Art as an identity of itself is merely reflective, receptive, and perspective. Relevant to those that created it or those that are receptive to it.  There are no wrong interpretations of art, more so unjust condemnation. Who is anyone to label one’s expression laid out for another’s perception as wrong or misguided? Art is a technique, similar to healing, that is a necessary outlet for sanity if nothing else, an entirely internal sanity, a sanity that has a balance, holding on and letting go.
Holding on to anything only accomplishes one thing…keeping whatever it is you’re holding on to within arms reach.  Regardless of the emotion tied to the subject, it’s right there. If it’s something you need to look at every once in a while to remind you of who you are and who you are supposed to be, it’s there. If it’s something necessary to have to share with others so the world around you can learn by observation rather than trial by fire, or if it’s something that needs to be let go in due time but has a place in relevance, again, it’s right there.
Whatever is in that hand is specifically for you, nobody can take it away from you, and nobody can tell you what to do with it. For some, it may be completely personal, but for others, it could be used to lend out for someone else.
Aside from that hand, you possess its equal and opposite, wholly independent but connected all the same. As one hand can grasp, the other can let go.
Letting go is the counterweight. Letting go is removing the weight that holds you down or releasing the platform that keeps you up. There’s no rule book for how long one needs to be on a level to consider it accomplished. Some need short-term memory to avoid drowning themselves in an undesired position. In contrast, others thrive under pressure, under the circumstance, under the motion that this test is going to take overachieving to overcome.
Like a wave, there is an ebb and flow to life, whether you stay in and let the crash wash the burden off or you ride it out till you make it out.
Regardless of your preference, there’s a method to your madness. Because it’s just that, YOUR madness, it’s your life, your feelings, your actions, and your reactions. It’s you. You can’t fail a test that you created with your own answers in mind. You know what you want, and your well being knows what you need.
Don’t let anyone take your test for you. To be transparent, the answers of others aren’t necessarily your answers, and that doesn’t mean they aren’t an answer, but every puzzle piece doesn’t exactly fit anywhere on the puzzle either. Circumstances determine many things.Â
-Malcolm Anderson
Malcolm Anderson is a Cum Laude graduate of Reinhardt University. From the beginning of his education, the ideas of creativity and ever-expanding curiosity were instilled in him. He loves working with children and helping them believe that they can do anything they put their mind to, a lesson he was taught from an early age. Although his focus is on Sports Media, Malcolm has been writing for various mediums over the past few years and aims to expand his repertoire in efforts to reach as many people as possible.
