power of words of comfort

I have red a magical story and illustrated the quote. It just demanded the sharing.

Tomas Karkalas 2015.02 the Earth talks

"Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man."— Louis Niser

Art therapy works

When the heart rejoices over paper swans, it is difficult to muse about the mental illness of the "artists" but is there any need for that?

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Art therapy crafts

Paper swan on a real stump

paper swan means the artificial swan, and the stump points to the limitations of the living with the disabilities.

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the transformational art

Humble smile and peace despite the wheelchair illuminate the faces of all who focus on the mystery of the beauty. Such  pictures honor the artists and inspire us to follow them, thus enable us to experience just  magical transformations  too.

Encouraging truth in wisdom of the quotes

Hi, Tomas!

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly

--- Lao Tzu

unfortunately

The photo eloquently depicts current situation of art therapy club Modus Vivendi. This shot portrays the workspace of the club - there are no place for any art - yet the pictures still appear. Is that not a miracle?

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rediscovery of life

Many are afraid to greet people with the psychiatric disorders, and such mindset hurts the most. It hurts not only the rejected but the whole world.  The prejudices rob people of their freedom to smile and put them  into the slavery to the cunning standards of beauty. 

I found the postcard, you see it on above, on a table of art therapy class. Generally no one wish to enter here voluntarily, but my headaches corrected my steps...and I took the photo of ....

Now I am sharing not the things that were found by me but the attitude towards the life that influenced me to take that photo.

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good news

Finally the silence broken through the walls. Art therapy club Modus Vivendi was featured by the site of Online Schools. We were included in the honorable list. The hot 'Thank you!' came out of my heart. Beauty of the flowers was rescued from the fate to wither up in ignorance. That was like taking a sip of fresh air. Thus I joyfully looked around and took a photo you see below.

These look like the art of the paper-crafts, yet that's the love that is located above dark floor of the hospital for the people with the psychiatric disorders. Isn't it symbolical?

Wish for recovery

Time from time the life gives a headache to all people, thus it is popular to talk about the health care. That's easy, because we all have heard lots of wise musings on what one should do to stay healthy. Consequently nobody resists doctor's prescription...Unfortunately, the sickness doesn't  retreat, but continues to spread all over the world. I think, the cause is the obvious: people firstly need to WISH to RECOVER, prior listening to the consultants. Yet is that possible in the hospitals for the mentally ill? Just look at the photo below.

The patients  are learning to communicate between. As you see for yourself, the real miracles happen in art therapy club Modus Vivendi. The cake will be tasted soon and the boys will take the pencils for the colors could bloom on their pictures. That would be their response to the received love  (the reciprosal step towards the  real health -  the fruits of art therapy).
All the above could be thus in case there would be enough tools for the work, but there are just few voluntaries and very limited possibilities to do anything in the concrete. Just enthusiasm of few hears the need... So could you take a shot without the camera?  I too. Therefore I am especially grateful to Mel Avila Alarilla for his interest in our work. Dear Mel has featured my blogs on his wonderful site Literatti- An Artistic Blog. It was the priceless moral support. The review enabled me to face the future more optimistic. I wrote about that on my blog art by Tomas. Thank you once again, dear Mel Avila Alarilla. God bless you. 

greetings Vida

Our hardships test our faithfulness, and thus our pictures are our response. Just look at the photo above. You will see not the complaints but the passionate gratitude for the remaining alive.

Wow, THANK YOU!
We were awarded by Sharon Hart.


A saying goes "Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it" Thus let me pass these wonderful awards to all of you, dear bloggers. Thank you!

the secret of beauty

The artworks warmth the heart and creates the puzles. Though each and all experienced healing touch of beauty not once already, but the pictures didn't stop surprise until now. What you see in the photo was created not by the professional artists, but the patients of the hospital for people with psychiatric disorders.

While hearing the diagnosis "mentally ill", many visualize something extremely dark. Yet is it thus indeed? Just look. It is our attitude towards the life that unlocks the secret of beauty.

----- we were awarded by Beaderjojo -------- THANK YOU!


The wise saying "A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." so was proved once again.
Dear bloggers, YOU ARE that precious friend, and this award is YOURS , my dear friends.
I want to pass this award to ALL OF YOU . Thank you

mystery of love

7 Wonders of the World are listed here and here... they inhabit our diaries everywhere. In short, 7 Wonders of the World may be described as human capacities to see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to feel, to laugh and to love . These are the different miracles but reveal the same spirit that blossoms at Egypt’s Great Pyramids and China’s Great Wall and sits us back in awe in St. Peter’s Basilica . The failure to discern that produces a mess and puts us in despair. That’s why there are just 7 Wonders, while they should be recognized in every single our step.

let love burst in blossom

Many of us have sharing knowledge as a goal. That sounds nice, yet what does it mean? I'm convinced that's not the news we are reporting, but the fact of our correspondence. Our being in communication with one other is like the application of theory to practice. Thus "how do you do?" is the most informative question - it testifies our readiness to listen to other and thus reveals our love to other that makes the seeds the fruits and feeds us all. How do you do portrays us the best and reveals the essence of the art therapy. Art therapy is not the teaching on how to draw a line, but the evoking of the interest in other and thus discovering oneself in other. Let love burst in blossom.

Creativity for life for the gratitude could dry the tears

While looking at this pick, I was convinced once more about the omnipotent power of the beauty to awake the hearts in art therapy.
The photo reports what has happened today. I think it does that perfectly enough. I see no needfor talking about the welfare recipients or the artists - the painting erases all distinctions between us and makes us all rejoice over the magic aroma of the light that gifts us the life.
What do you think?

God blesses you

The colorful pictures are locked under the walls of the hospital for the people with the psychiatric disorders. The dismal mood lingers around that institution that became the home for many patients for life. The art therapy lets in the sunbeam here and thus help many recover from the depression. That should bring joy, but unfortunately the tears come out : the future is more than ambiguous- the hopeless if not your generosity - trust and support - the love.
I say so because I keep that blog on voluntary basis. I get no support from the hospital and my income is just my disability pension (the charity that is far from enough for daily living) . Such way Modus Vivendi becomes the luxury and it maybe that the blog counts its last days. Today I had the talk with the head physician. He couldn't support out attempts anyhow and suggested to call for the help via Internet. Thus this post have appeared. Your are our only hope. I need lots of things : my camera ended its days, the computer need the renewal and there are the fees for the Internet ... I don't talk about my personal problems, because while helping other (I think Modus Vivendi is exactly that) the miracles happens - the personal problems just vanish from sight, becomes the blessings.
My dear, help me to gather some money for not to stop. Your generosity is my only hope. I am eagerly looking forward to your response. All details we will discuss via email.
Peace and love
God blesses you.

welcome the world

The picture has sorrowful look in spite of the wondrous flowers that bloom under the heavy walls of the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders. Yet art therapy fruits wither locked in the archives here. The pictures need the viewers. The publicity is only way for to escape the depression and therefore I plead you for watering our garden via virtual comments. Please link to us, help Modus Vivendi become sound welcome the world.

we are everywhere

The above picture was found on the blog "Gorgeous On Life / Words From The LitterBox …"

At first glimpse, it looks as if the story about the fellowship of cat and dog has nothing in common with our Modus Vivendi club, yet that picture portrays the essence-the spirit of the art therapy. Therefore I felt myself honored with the possibility to make the copy-paste and heartily invite you all to welcome our guest. Thank you dear Gorgeous. You are heartily welcomed to Modus Vivendi.

Art therapy consists not of the paper pictures and not the number of the arranged exhibitions report the success of the healing. The therapy is not the talking about the love, but sharing the love through living in love.

let make a long story short

The logic helps in making diagnosis, but brings no happiness. Therefore I will talk shortly now. I discovered what spots my day. The evildoer is I myself - if I leave no response to what I was reading then I feel myself as if justifying the indifference and thus losing the right to talk at all. It is easy to explain the silence, but is it possible to deceive the heart? What do you think about no comments under our posts?

How to survive

A saying "Time is money" marks today - this wisdom flowers on the lips of passersby in response to the "Hi!' on a street. It's no wonder the strangers become sick and the number of the people with psychiatric disorders grows rapidly and the reality threatens ... silently. It's not popular to discus art therapy works as the tools for the healing of the modern world. Smell of the flowers obtains the cost just in the bottle of the fragrance.

I would name 'Time is money' the adage that brings us to eye to eye confrontation with the voiceless thunder 'what for do I live?'.

Oops! It can't be thus!!! Do I forget 'Time is money...'? What was my goal for putting on paper all the above?

As we all know well, our words create our reality and we have what we say. Thus lets recall the adage 'Time is money' once again. What does it mean? Does Life is for stocking our pockets? Or what?

It is good to have the positive attitude towards the life. Just look. While browsing through the web yesterday, I was attracted by the picture "Domino". I wanted to tag the author, but didn't know how should I do that (I'm know-nothing in web technicalities). Therefore I addressed myself to the bblogger with the question "how-to...?" and got the reply immediately. It was step by step instruction. Wow, that was so lovely. I was deeply touched. Thank you, dear AngelBaby. However, can I expect the same reaction in current case too? The practice proves that typically the questions like "I am alive, but is that the merit of me?" are followed by "no comments".
It is easy to get information to the inquiry where could I purchase the paints, but that's looks otherwise in case we question why do we paint. We are dealing with the eternities tête-à-tête/one-to-one ... for the sake of all.

There were lots of questions, but I don't want my article look like a mourning. While we encounter lots of various problems, there are people who do all they can to brighten the world of the disabled, to help their neighbor recognize the God's gifted light of life. Good-hearted people inhabit the whole earth. It is even impossible to count then all. That empowers us to not give in but remain the faithful in spite of what we encounter on our road. Thus at a moment, I came to the Art Therapy Blog and my hearty wow came out of itself once again. We aren't alone.

Peace and love, my dear.
God blesses you.

the unexpected fruits

“Fear is the anticipation of PAIN!” - T Harv Eker


Wow, is it possible to say better than it was put by T Harv Eker?! It looks that any musing on that theme would be just the needles wording. Therefore the reality just confuses. There are lots of wise quotes and the great army of the well educated, but the pain doesn't vanish from sight therefore. It is otherwise. The growing numbers of the incurables threatens. While it is good to know how it is easy to live the healthy life , but let's question ourselves, how does such talk would sound to the disabled? Denying of the pain can just increase the abyss between the healthy youth and the elderly who need the care.
In the light of above, lets look at pain once more.

While fear is anticipation of pain, the pain puts us into the readiness to receive the comfort from our fellows. Such way the pain makes the incurables the giants of the gratitude. That's hard to believe but the pain fires the smiles by changing our outlook on other and selves. Pain opens the eyes and awakens the love and it heals us from ourselves.

Let's remind Carl Jung. He has said "one does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious" Art therapy perfectly illustrates that theory - makes the thoughts the pictures that you see on Modus Vivendi blog.