“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and decay. Everything yours to partake of yours to bear. Yours to see, to know, to give birth to—and to let go. None of it yours to have.
Not even you are yours to have.... See more
More mad dog’s imagery, earlier this year I painted my niece bathing a five legged dog. I think of the tale of “the beauty and the beast” not as two different characters, but as two aspects of one self that must “fall in love” with each other, In relationship to motherhood. coming to terms with one’s inner beast, letting yourself become the beast,... See more
When stumped by a life choice, choose “enlargement” over happiness. I’m indebted to the Jungian therapist James Hollis for the insight that major personal decisions should be made not by asking, “Will this make me happy?”, but “Will this choice enlarge me or diminish me?” We’re terrible at predicting what will make us happy: the question swiftly... See more