Before I share this letter, it’s important to note this is not a religious post. Not that I snub my nose at religion, I don’t at all, but I use the name God as a loving endearment that also means the universe, a higher power, my higher self at times, Gaia, and whatever other names our great creator goes by.

I was raised with this divine force of nature being a man called God, so the nickname stuck. However, I’m never confused about the fact that God power is neither male or female but also male and female at the same time. It’s an indescribable energy, a feeling of love and divinity… for me, that is.

I used to have a great relationship with God and when I explored what that meant outside of a religious context, that changed. I threw away the baby with the bath water so to speak. Although religion itself didn’t have a place in my heart, that was no reason to shun a good friend who has always been there for me. Last year, I began to talk with God again and this year, I’m looking forward to becoming good friends.

Art is Universal Magic

You may or may not know that I’ve had a tough time accessing my creativity this past year, books like The Artist’s Way and Big Magic, were amazing tools that helped me get back in touch with my inner artist. I also learned art is the way I commune with the divine, with my good old friend God. That realization was as much a surprise to me as ever, but it did make sense why the creative process always felt like a mysterious power coming from some place outside of me.

So this year, I bought my first artist book at a lovely local store in my hometown of Bryson City, NC, and its first prompt was to write a letter to someone real or fake on a strange piece of paper. God is very real to me, so I chose my old friend for this special letter in relation to my creativity, for which I thank the heavens for. My creativity keeps me sane, it makes me happy, it makes my home and life prettier and positive in ways I can’t access with logic.