

But what I have learned is that I can draw, with practice. There are still many things I am unable to draw, that I haven't even tried drawing, faces for example. I have never considered myself an artist, and I've always said, "I can't draw". I started doodling the beginning of June. I settled on One Zentangle A Day and have since discovered a few more resources which I review near the bottom of this post. So I reserved all the Zentangle books in the New Brunswick library system, that's the library we used when we lived on the Peninsula, and perused each one to decide which one I wanted to buy. I wanted to learn but wasn't sure where to start. I started researching meditative drawing and came across Zentangle. Heather taught a couple meditative flower drawing patterns in Hibernate and I KNEW I wanted to learn more. I'd seen this idea floating around and had noticed books at the library. Meditative drawing is one of those ideas. And some ideas I put off for later in the winter or another season altogether. My approach to last year's retreat was to read, experience, and connect with others around the ideas as much as I could. It requires none, and there is no guilt or pressure to prioritize or participate in the content.

Some friends have asked me about the time commitment required for the Hibernate retreat.
