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Dianeโ€™s Blue Forum ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป's avatar

Drawing Yourself Calm ๐Ÿ’•โœ…๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

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Robert B Walker's avatar

I doodle. Well I thought I did until I saw yours. Itโ€™s like me saying I play golf when thereโ€™s Tiger Woods. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Everyone's doodling and golf games are welcome and needed in this world!!! What pen company could stay in business if there were only me to use the pens? What golf club could stay in business if only Tiger Woods were allowed on the greens? So please doodle and golf with the knowledge that you are wanted, needed and necessary too!!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Martha Olivares's avatar

Thank you! Thank you! I was known โ€œat the officeโ€ as a doodler (none as lovely as yours). Every โ€œmeetingโ€ Iโ€™d come in with paper and pen- not for notes but to doodle. It helped me think. Focused me believe it or not!!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

I've read scientific studies that provided proof that people who doodled in class or meetings actually retained more information than people who didn't!!! So yes, your doodling *did* help you think!!! Keep doodling!!!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Daniela Mรผhlheim's avatar

Doodleus buggus ๐Ÿ˜†. You not only inspire me with your art, morning routine, and writing, you also entertain me a great deal and gift me with giggles, Sue. Thank you so much.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Oh good!!!! I'm delighted to hear that you laughed!!! Thank you for sharing a giggle with me today!!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ’š

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Daniela Mรผhlheim's avatar

Thank YOU ๐Ÿ˜.

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

I rarely doodle. Did let the pencil and pen loose and romantically roam in love circles many times in youth filled days. Your doodles awaken a time of joy.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

I'm glad to hear my doodles bring you joy!!!! Thank you!!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Doodle bug footprints across pages lead one to humor. Reminds me of an iridescent green fig beetle. I.E Egyptian scarab or dung beetle semiprecious worn by royalty.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Yes!!! They definitely lead to humor!!! I laugh every time I think of how the high-muckety-mucks would proudly wear a bug that literally crawls on poo - it reminds me that no matter how pretentious someone acts the reality is usually something else... ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿž๐Ÿž๐Ÿž

Besides humans literally wouldn't be alive if it weren't for all the bugs that pollinate and scavenge...so any time I'm tempted to think I'm special I remember the importance of bugs. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Unfortunately bugs splatter on windshield mars our Vision to see where weโ€™re headed.

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Sheila's avatar

Well isnโ€™t that doodle but the cutest! ๐Ÿž

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Lol!!!! Thank you!!!!! ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿž๐Ÿ’š

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Sheila's avatar

Ps. Howโ€™s the hurty foot? ๐Ÿฆถ

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thanks for asking!! My ankle is making good progress! I'm still doing my exercises every day with my meals! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I'll be in physical therapy through November and I feel like my ankle is beginning to really improve now!!

How's your hurty knee doing??

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Sheila's avatar

Youโ€™re so good at keeping up the exercises! Your persistence is admirable!

My hurty knee is doing amazingly, Iโ€™ve even managed some short hikes. But unlike you Iโ€™ve not been keeping up my exercises and I need telling off! I have a physio appointment next week so I hope heโ€™ll give me some accountability to get me back into strengthening it again. Itโ€™s doing great but I still feel a difference between the two knees ๐Ÿฆต ๐Ÿฆต xx

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Sheila's avatar

I meant to write doodle bug but the autocorrected but also works, though I feel reads more Americany than the accent I have hehe ๐Ÿคญ

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Sue Clancy's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

Amazing creativity, Sue๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป

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Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

Such fun. Such variety! A 3D bug!! Another lovely read. Thanks so much. ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—

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Sue Clancy's avatar

I'm delighted that you enjoyed my post!!! Thank you for telling me that you did!!! Makes me smile!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Wonderful post! Wonderful! Awesome sculpture (as is all your 2D art too, of course!)!

I found myself at the beach on Sunday and thought of you - I enjoyed drawing what I'm calling 'rockadoodles', and of course your Doodlebugs came to mind! ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Ooooh!!!! Rockadoodles!!!! I love it!!! Thank you so much for thinking of me!! I'm delighted to hear you had fun at the beach - and that you liked my sculpture too!!! Thank you so much!!!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Jason McBride's avatar

Your morning sketchbooks always bring me calm!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

I'm delighted that my work can give you that too!!! Hugs!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Mary B's avatar

The chicken scratching is fantastic, as are all of your doodling creatures. Just love them.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Awww thank you so much!!!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

I love your doodle bug sculpture!! I think it would fit right into the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. https://fairbanksmuseum.org/collections/

After reading your post, I couldn't resist going into Google Scholar and searching for journal articles on doodling. 27,600 hits!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you so much for your kindness!! And for the link to the Vermont museum!! I'll check it out!!!

The amount of scholarship on the topic of doodling is indeed remarkable. Practicing an art form - even one as simple as doodling - has dramatic health benefits even if you're not โ€œgoodโ€ at drawing or writing or music etc. I've also read more than a few scientific studies that show how helpful to ones health just viewing art, listening to music or reading a story can be.

Anyway, I have begun to firmly believe that a home first aid kit should include, alongside the asprin, bandaids and benadryl, some story books, music albums and art supplies.

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

Youโ€™re welcome, Sue! Yes, to the music albums and art supplies/writing implements. I do feel better physically and emotionally when I create fiction or poetry.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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