An incorrigible hagengages my loneliness –like an assassin sniffing outany scent of vulnerability I am lowering standardsthis history of imprisonmentenabling inappropriate openings I cry for new perspectiveponder after boundariesintending to defend Like an unwanted bullseyeI am pursued on repeatmalice considering mea problem to be solved Who is this old womanwhose thoughts are daggerswho calls upon […]
I know that abyss –swallowed up as I waspunch-drunk on darkness Bled as I emerged,each reach a scrape –there was release too Revived now, I honourthat passage, recognizethe making of a woman. (Making of a Woman first appeared here, December 2021. Image: self portrait in ink)
One Woman's Quest II 
Hi VJ, did you create this painting on the computer? It’s very intriguing visually.
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Thank you. It’s a photograph run through a filtering program
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It works really well! 🙂
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Wow!
So true this is. Very lovely 🙂
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Thanks 🙏
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That’s so beautiful, V.J. I like the idea of trying to emulate trees, these amazing creatures.
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They sure are. Thanks Tanja
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I love trees and have written poems about them.
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They have endless appeal, don’t they!
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Yes!
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That is exactly how I feel when I meditate. Trees are the perfect example!
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Thanks 🙏
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Could meditation be as easy as that? It’s always seemed very daunting to me.
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It absolutely can.
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If meditation will help with insomnia, I’ll try it.
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It can help with insomnia, although I don’t always think to do it, lol. Times I have, I usually fall back to sleep before I can finish.
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Sounds like it works, then, if you fall asleep before you can finish!
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I read somewhere about a guy that spent 10 hours a day for 10 years meditating while staring at the wall. When asked what he achieved he said he got very good at staring at walls. 🙏
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Lol.
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Yes! I’ve written about trees quite often. I love them. Thank you.
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They are fascinating studies, aren’t they!
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