Wednesday, February 11, 2015

I decided to change my profile picture on Facebook this morning. To do this, I scanned a picture, which is printed on a blank greeting card I bought years ago.  The picture, a reproduction of a painting by Lori Preusch, more than captured my imagination.  It illustrates something that I feel about my own sense of "being here." 




In it I somehow recognize the person I am, and see glimpses of my past, present, and possible future. It speaks to me of the region of our country where I was born and raised and now live. I see the overriding joy of my life journey, regardless of what I confront and gather along the way.

This is the beauty of art, isn't it?  As in nature, we can study it and connect with so many things. Learning to see with our hearts, I believe we can gain an understanding that's at a higher level than the reality we've constructed or had constructed for us. At times, though, we intuitively know that what we are seeing speaks to our innermost selves.

When I posted this image on Facebook, I received a response that surprised me.  A cousin  simply commented, "Embrace." (I'm assuming she read my last post.)

How strange that I never saw the essence of my word-of-the-year in this painting until she mentioned it!  But there it is.  Like the prairie dragon, I feel the word clinging to me, and I've come to be happy about carrying it, fire and all. 

May your life be a Spirit-filled quest, undeterred by the ways of the world. 
May you be of light heart and deep thoughts.
May we all become conscious of what we carry, and why, discarding that which serves no honorable purpose.

Till next time, I'm heading out into the wind with my hoop and ever-present dragon.  

Blessings,
bb

Note:  I temporarily removed the photo from my FB page until I received written permission from the author to use it, which she immediately gave. I don't know if that's required, but it seemed like the right thing to do.  (Thanks again, Lori.)

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