Day 5031: Just thinking outloud ... & The Wolf.

 

"Memories of Home": junk collage, inks, photo, digital.

                                                                       

  

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Just thinking out loud ...

Oh it hurts when somebody you love is hurting. I know I am not breaking new ground with this thought, but I just got off the phone with a dear friend who is bravely facing a tremendously hurtful situation that she can't fix and I can't fix it either. I think it's natural to want to fix and make it all better, but oft times that is not within our pay grade?

Aunt Fern

I often think back to my Aunt Fern, my Mothers oldest of four sisters, who said "God doesn't give us more than we can handle." and I remember thinking, but not saying, "well he's pushing it on this!"

I told my friend that a few people think I am psychic, and some are pretty sure I am a witch because I do get strong feelings that often turn out to be true. I choose to believe in those feeling, as they have guided me, mostly well, through the years. 

But sometimes, something that doesn't turn out the way I think it should, later turns out to be for the better good? In my 84-1/2 years, this has been the case many times. But for now, it hurts.

Well I know it is June, as I changed my calendar by artist, and good friend Terry Garrett. He does such beautiful work. Thank you, Terry!

  

The wolf does not touch the dead — not man, not beast — its honor stands above hunger. It loves only once, for life; never crossing bloodlines, never betraying. If its mate dies, it chooses solitude over replacement. It knows its young, and when its parents grow frail with age, it returns bringing food, bringing loyalty.

When you kill a wolf, it holds your gaze — no fear, no hatred — until its soul slips away. Smarter than the cleverest dog by far, yet it cannot be tamed; no leash, no whip can command its spirit. They say the wolf is the villain — But sometimes, what they call evil… is simply misunderstood.

 

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Artist's Air Sculptures,  here.

 

 

Just because ...

Black-capped Chickadee 

Wednesday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.