I nearly lost myself for a moment there. It’s amusing, isn’t it? We set out in life with a vision for ourselves. But overtime this vision can become more and more blurry as everyday reality can seem so overwhelming and permanent. We begin to take on layers of external expectations and desires as our own, one by one further making us nearsighted. We cannot see beyond what is in front of us. I have learned it takes an immense force of will and discipline to peel back these layers in order to see our own truth with clarity. It is absolutely terrifying. I am terrified everyday. But I am more terrified of not living. To simply merely exist, to survive... no, that is not for me. At the very least, I have the choice of choosing my own suffering. This is the painting that changed my life. And it will always remain sacred to me. I am posting it as a reminder to myself that everything is possible 🤍