art journaling as a healing tool

How is it that we can keep this process of healing as a continuium,, without having to always be in a constant state of analysis around it. I know when i'm in this place of analysis that there is no space for healing; my mind feels full, my thoughts fuzzy and I am unable to see my way through to understanding. Words... powerful.. but is there another way of change. I've found that the constant stream of words and thoughts (usually firing critical statements towards my self and my worth)disconnect me from from my body, starve me of any soul nourishment and block the constant stream of life force energy that would be available for my use if only I had space for it to enter... I know that there are many reasons as to why we keep ourselves in this constant state of 'overwhelm', cluttered and unable to breathe in the newness of the moment.... but knowing (on a mind level only) and being the change seems worlds apart!
Is there a way to bridge the gap. A place where our mind, our body and psyche can integrate and lead us toward health.. I believe so.. just perhaps not in the ways that we have been taught.
Im intrigued by the power of art in healing. I have been a so called 'mind' person for all my life. Trying to analyse and figure it all out for as long as i could remember. Somewhere and somehow the words and understandings that i thought I'd grasped didnt actually transcend to a deeper wisdom and I find myself still wedged between understanding and true wisdom.
Ive been fascinated by art journaling for such a long time. Recently having discovered www.artjournaling.blogspot.com Im feeling the urge to really test out what I intuitively feel is a powerful tool in our healing. Helping us to rediscover the language (symbols) which reaches deep into our unconscious (and the collective unconscious) where our deep truths and wounds lie.
So here goes.... Im seeking the challenge! A daily committment to growth through art and symbol..

Perfection

Wow... the whole notion of perfection. What is my purpose in writing and how can i continue to make sure that its my own creative way of being thats coming through and not only my idea of what others may want to hear...
Its always worth a thought!

A letter to my Unconscious...

I am realising how much support and guidance you give me.... any time, anywhere!! And in the most incredible forms.... never as i could imagine (my imagination surely is not that creative (or is it?)Through dreams, symbols and signs in nature, a passing comment or strangers wisdom, a plan go wrong, an email with exactly the same symbol as was in my dream the night before.
Im amazed. Truly amazed at how you just keep showing me the direction I need to go, the tools I need to take and the issues and symbols I need to work with.
My stubborness is all that gets in the way... that part of me (and it is just a part) that wants to hang on with grim life to my old way of being.
So thankyou to my Unconscious for continuing to find a way to get through to me. I will do my best to hear you, listen to what you're saying and to give all parts of me a way to express.

my first ever post!!!

I feel like im about to climb a mountain, drown in a lake or maybe just submerge myself into a very deep place, so decided that what better way to process than to begin a challenge for myself... perhaps one day some time, something that i've said or am experiencing may resonate with some one and may inspire them to grow... To know 'who you are', what you're worth and to sit back, nestled in one's body and know that life is as you create it to be!!!