Stray thoughts slipping out number I

The only reality is the present,
yesterday is a memory,
and tomorrow is a dream.

V

The Power of Self Reflection

Awareness, something like that can change the course of a person’s life in ways he or she can never imagine.

Self reflection can consist of a dialogue with oneself, a discourse with the soul. Look deep, and yet look far. Farther then any eye can see, deeper then any breath one can take.

Understand one self and self reflection can be best understood by the metaphor of a sculpture. When one is appreciating a fine piece of stone work, one would no doubt pay compliments to the fine detail of the work. Its intricacies and impeccable attention to detail, when Michelangelo was asked how he sculpted his master piece David, he said; he already saw David in the slab of marble, he merely was removing the marble which was hiding him.

Vandalizing marble? Staining canvases? Or creating art?

Two ways to draw a mental image of one self; draw it with the rainbow of your good points, or with the kaleidoscope your flaws. Face the facts, people by their own nature have more flaws then flavor, and it’s always better to have more shades of red then just crimson.

Be true to yourself as you paint, be pessimistic, yet be realistic. When finally your art goes into the gallery of life, ask yourself; is that who you really want to be?