Naming each emotion that clamors for my attention and hugging it and reassuring it—now I am starting to feel the ones besides anger, it is like I am a mommy dog with a litter and all these roly-poly puppies are excited for my attention and milk. All of these feelings at once, needing to be seen.

Thây talked about embracing your anger like it’s a little child.

I did this the other day.

And my anger cried out, “For years you’ve lavished all your efforts on me. I have basked in your attention. I’ve grown so big and strong. Now you will cultivate other emotions. But what is to become of me?”

I do this on coasters. I start out with a few guidelines and then see what suggests itself. Just draw. Just color. Let one moment create something then react to that something and so on. The process is the point. Sometimes I like the finished work. Sometimes I don’t.