While taking a cartooning class I discovered doodling.

Doodling is the art of making simple drawings, based on whimsy (that alone appealed to me more than I can say).

I was taking the class for several reasons: I was feeling stuck and bored and wanted a time out from nightly television watching and poor dietary intake choices, I had severe writing block and hoped a visual technique would bring words back to the surface, I wasn't having much fun, and a friend had taken the class and I saw how she was using it to make changes in her own well-being.

Did it actually save my life? Maybe. It certainly influenced one essential component necessary for true happiness (the kind of happiness that comes from within, not from outside stuff, people, events...).

Unexpected, challenging feelings happen.

How can they serve you?

Sometimes it's best to let the poets guide you.

Welcome in whatever feelings come up. They are your guests, and they can serve you.