What do these two practices have in common, I asked myself? I find that both challenge and satisfy me in similar ways. Both demand the ability to respond to the person or materials before me, a response to the moment which I cannot predict, and which hopefully is a catalyst for fresh connections and solutions. Both require sensitivity to what is inside and what is outside me and the faith that tuning in will lead to something useful and beautiful. And finally, to practise both with conviction and aliveness requires me to renew, on an ongoing basis, my trust in the mystery which lies behind the creative impulse--the life force which flows through, connects, and guides us all, seeking healing and resolution.
