Self-Portrait 2007 for Photo Friday
self-portrait with samsung a920 cameraphone as the light fell across her heart she listened
art | mystery | photography | self-excavation
a curve in the labyrinth…
when i am swallowed up in my own pain when people are here but not here when i am overwhelmed by the needs and expectations of people who want me all to them themselves to be their balm to be an audience to be what they need… i look for a way out and then…
art | healing | love | self-excavation | truth
cowardice and courage
“My Heart” watercolor on yuppo 9″ x 12″ I recently encountered an experience with someone in my life whose actions I deem as cowardly. It made me think of “The Cowardly Lion” from The Wizard of Oz and his struggle to find courage. I googled “cowardly lion quotes” to see what I would find and…
Spirit and Matter
When I am deeply rooted in my own power and take full responsibility for my life, my spirit can soar free. My spirit is not beholden to gravity and the rules of the physical world but my body is. The nature of reality, according to many belief systems is that the physical world is an…
art | self-excavation | truth
regarding my being tactless at times…
“If you are out to describe the TRUTH, leave elegance to the tailor.” -Albert Einstein I am not a tailor and I have lost my tolerance for bullshit and niceties. I can be tactless and unbelievably direct and that’s okay. It’s better than lying.
manifesting my destiny
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” -Louisa May Alcott I have been reading “Human Becoming” (clicking the link will allow you to download his free e-book which I highly recommend) by Dave Richo recently. Several years ago my therapist gave me his “Checklist on Boundaries in…