Sometimes the dreams that come true are dreams you never even realized you had.
Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones
Epiphany
Someone asked me at one point which of my poems or artworks most conveys what my vision and my spiritual and personal life journey is like at this late stage of my life. My answer is always the same. Although most of my poetry, particularly that designed or created especially to accompany an image or vice versa, reflects who I am or where I've been, this image and poem really say it best. “Epiphany” is a very emotionally charged statement of what still drives me every day and underlines my hope and the image is a composite of those things that were part of my "awakening" if you will.
In this case, the image of course
was created to go with the poem, specifically to try to say visually what I
expressed in the poem and to do that in a way that would be representative of
who I saw myself to be as a writer and artist at that time. The central element in the image is a symbol that is important to me from
my experience with meditation – it’s a variation of and an extension of
something called a Tau Cross – note that it is the
intersection of what I see as my connection to the earth (the roots) and to the
universal mind – the explosion of light/thought/energy from the center and all
arching to form a heart – representing the LOVE I feel for all life, for that
which is beautiful and inspiring.
I do have moments when I’m alone in my
“cave,” when I’m standing beside the sea or walking up a creek, or just
watching a glorious sunset when I am simply overcome with emotion. I never
realized until I allowed myself to open up and express it, just how deeply
emotional I am. I never cried – and even when my beloved grandmother died, my
father died and my husband died, I cried very little. I was the “rock” upon
whom everyone leaned. Now tears come easily
– as often from joy or wonder as from sadness or grief. But I’m still an
impatient person in many ways – I want to KNOW everything. I want to know how
to do everything so I can create more effectively.
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