You have a choice: wisdom or woe. I don’t care about your childhood. Don’t use your horrible childhood to excuse your behavior. Let it go. Ultimately, you have a choice between living a life of wisdom or woe.
Caroline Myss
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Spring Break!
Death and Dying
In the span of the last 12 months, I lost my father, a very close family friend, and my best friend from college.
This past year has been a deeply reflective period on mortality and legacy.
Lately, I’ve been drawn to dead and dying things in nature. They, like people, are so undervalued in our eyes. Once vibrant and colorful, they continue to feed the earth with their “bodies.”
Here are a few beautiful leaves I saw while on a walk:
and my interpretation:
I believe that the more we live in presence, the less we fear “death.”
Cute Tattoos
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a trolley car, cat’s whiskers and a cleaver
I used an eyeliner brush for the whiskers and it was still thicker than I wanted. Drawing a San Francisco cable car brought me back. I miss that city…the way it used to be.
97, 98, and 99 of 462 Things to Draw
95 and 96 of 462 Things to Draw
5th Graders…
and they give you this:
The Real Deal
The older (and wiser) I get, the more I realize that my role as a parent is primarily to help preserve my children’s sense of wonder, self-confidence, and love of self and world.
I was raised to worry. I know they meant well, but it’s the worst thing to teach your child. It fosters anxiety and self-doubt.
Kismet 