The Other Forgiveness

16x20 resin coated

In the dark - I’ve had to work harder to find the beauty but when it appears - it is moving and meaningful - the power undeniable. I can’t remember correctly how many days in my life I thought my life was over - really over. Someone died. I couldn’t get off drugs. A relationship ended. I buried my father. I lost so many jobs I've lost count. The endings - always feel like a death to me. When really - between the lines - there is an opulent radiance that the shadow painfully casts. It taught me to look deeper - to work harder - to find the beauty anyway - and keep going. Every single time I have ever tried to meditate and ask God what the fuck to do - do you know what the answer has been every single time? 

Keep going. 

When it’s the worst. Keep going. When it’s the best. Keep going. When it’s mundane. Keep going. Just keep moving. Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep finding the opulence that the shadow casts.