Mostly, I preach to my self. Talk to myself. I write what I need to to hear. Self talk, out loud. So often painting colors like emotions, spilling out, water from a dam overrun by storms I cannot name in the normal scheme of things.
I sit with them, the storms, longer than more sensible people. I get wet. Disheveled. The wind blows me like a scarecrow in July. I sit with them. Madman in the rain. But how else do I know if it is a storm or a shower?
Regular readers of my blogs know I process feelings slowly.
Yes, I really do talk to myself. Yes, I am also a painter.