Winds of changeBlowing…Like a leaf blower.Or a hurricane.Move.Settle.Move again.Right.Wrong.Indifferent.Everything’s moving.Everything’s different.Certainty disappearing in a flurry.Maybe never was to begin.Illusions.Intrusions.Delusions.But the forest speaks the truth.The forest heals.The forest settles.Grounds.Even as the branches shake. Winds of Change Series - Heal, Blowing, Flurry (Acrylic, citronella and cedar incense ash and forest fallings during the New Moon in Virgo,... Continue Reading →
Changes of Leucadia
Hold my hand, baby boy.Change is scary.But I will be your rock.And, you, mine.Ever stronger as we lean.The waves wash over us -Grief. Fear. Joy. Love.They shake us.Jostle and crash.But, with time,They smooth us. *Title and photo editing by Oliver Paliy
Darkness
In our darkest hours,We must search for light.However long the night,Hold faith in the dawn.Amidst the deepest shadows,Seek the spark.The flame of hopeThat keeps us going.Let us not despair.For we are strong.We are resilient.We are a formidable force.We will see the doors and windows to progressObscured at first by darkness.And we will move through them,With... Continue Reading →
Progress (a.k.a. Where Do We Go From Here?)
Sometimes, progress doesn’t look like progress.Sometimes, you can’t see it at all.Sometimes, power is a whisper.A rustle in the trees.The gentle movement of a breeze.But, it’s there.One mind opened.One thought reconsidered.Seeing things with different eyes…Or through a different frame.And seeing all the more without walls.Without armor.Meet me in a place where the noise recedes.And, together,... Continue Reading →