Alex in Wonderland

Flow

Ξ May 15th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

All of my life, up until quite recently, I have been trying to push water uphill with a sharp stick.

It’s time to sit back and watch it flow, languidly, contentedly, inexorably, blissfully… downhill.

On Creativity

Ξ May 15th, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions.

It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open… whether you choose to take an art class, keep a journal, record your dreams, dance your story or live each day from your own creative source. Above all else, keep the channel open!

- Martha Graham

Dissipation, Transformation, Discovery

Ξ May 15th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

I see the constructs of my past life falling apart, dissipating as if washed by the rain. The rules by which I’ve always thought I must live become more meaningless as the days pass. The world is unfolding in front of me. My road branches into thousands of tiny paths… I see no reason to choose one of them. The possibilities…

At times I feel lost but more often than not, I feel finally “found”.

My Children

Ξ May 12th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

The first time I sold a quantity of my art to complete strangers I thought that I would feel joyful at finally finding a home for my creations. But I feel more as if I have lost my children.

Every piece of my art is a piece of me, a slice of my psyche.

I trust however, that my “children” have found loving homes.  Some of my very best pieces sold recently.  I will miss them. And I will learn to celebrate the fact that little tendrils of who I am are now spreading out into the world. I hope those tiny parts of me can bring a small piece of joy and beauty into some lives.

On Pain

Ξ May 11th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

Pain is part of what shapes us, part of who we are.  Therefore, it is something that can be embraced with the same passion and rapture as our greatest joys.  Pain is deep, pain is meaningful, pain is life-altering, purifying and edifying.  Embracing pain takes courage and strength, but we emerge as newborns, fresh and pure and ready to grow.

Transcendance

Ξ May 5th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Daily Ramblings |

Head far above the clouds, feet firmly planted deep within the earth. I want to experience it all.