http://www.chambanamoms.com/2010/02/05/finding-our-red-rubber-ball/ Where Champaign-Urbana Moms Meet Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.chambanamoms.com/2010/02/05/finding-our-red-rubber-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Rachel Drum Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:17:08 +0000 http://www.chambanamoms.com/?p=1867#comment-650 I love this metaphor of the "red rubber ball" because I think as adults, we can get soo disconnected from this (especially in the work of being a parent) that we risk not even being able to relate or answer this question for ourselves. My red rubber ball is my art. Since recently, "my art" has taken on a different definition than just my painting or my graphic design. It is my cooking, my relationships, my outfits every day, my lifestyle, and even the crafting of this response. It is my creative expression! I love this metaphor of the “red rubber ball” because I think as adults, we can get soo disconnected from this (especially in the work of being a parent) that we risk not even being able to relate or answer this question for ourselves. My red rubber ball is my art. Since recently, “my art” has taken on a different definition than just my painting or my graphic design. It is my cooking, my relationships, my outfits every day, my lifestyle, and even the crafting of this response. It is my creative expression!

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