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Root Reflections: Am I an Artist?
This has been the deepest question that I have had to grapple with as I began to rediscover the treasures from a lost childhood. I had to relearn what God's plan had been for me. Now being an Artist is my richest gift that I have to offer in this lifetime.
It was in 1984, that I first discovered I had a talent for using a camera and this interest lead me to return to college. Within each art class, I progressed closer towards rediscovering my unique artistic abilities that had been locked from my conscious view. It is a funny thing how the eleven-year -old-me had made the choice to turn way from any things that was like her birth father and this is why, I needed to relearn how to live with creativity and artistic passion. It is wonderful how my subconscious was always looking for the right time to reawaken me to living a conscious, authentic life.
These days, I feel a true sense of happiness and gratitude, for the rediscovery that I am an Artist. Some of the happiest, most relaxed experiences have been in the moments of my camera's viewfinder. The lessons of the past few months, from surviving cancer, to the agony of learning that a once trusted counselor, had breached Silent Beauty's copyright, which my first digital photograph, and an unconventional self-portrait. This misappropriation has reminded me, I really am an Artist, even more that I am a true survivor, and it is time to let my light shine, which is how, I have come to start this story project. Cancer is one of life's biggest teachers and when you can trust that it has shown up in your life for a reason, it can become your friend. So, now I can write with joy, self-understanding, and peace. Yes, I am an Artist.
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Then and now, becoming one in the moment of a breath, as you look to the sky for inspiration. Photography has brought me to the best people and places, and I know there is still more years to be enjoyed and shared with my family and friends
Telling the Sleeping Beauty creation story, is my first real steps towards living an authentic life as the Artist, I was born to be. My photography is my gift to share and it is with my love of God, that I can give back to the world. Beauty is all around us, inside and out,and as a survivor I want to share, that from the deepest places of hurt one can extract, beauty, for through true self-discovery, I know how to remain integrated.
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