Living Messy

Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint at it you can.” Danny Kaye
I love this quote!  It speaks to me of  a life lived broadly, with gusto and range, embracing the many and varied colors of human experience.

It also implies that we are the “creator” the artist of our lives and that ultimately, we are responsible for whether the painting is alive, diverse and interesting.

Finally, there is something about the downright MESSINESS that is implied that I absolutely love.   Perhaps that is the nature of what it is to be human.  We are not the clever craftsman, building our lives with careful planning and forethought.

Instead, we need to get our hands around all the paint we can, knowing that what gets created will be often messy, sometimes unclear, frequently chaotic and ultimately ALIVE.

So here’s to the wonderful messiness of the human experience.  Bring it on!