At every turna challenge – prefer scenicforays, encounterrocky climes – ironic twists,stretching this reluctant soul (Image my own)
Doctoring broken hearts –my own legacy a training ground –like an anesthesiologist I keep the patient breathing,asleep – muted by kindness,unconscious and unable to react. Why? Because lulling others is moreeffective than operating on self –faux obligations such a balm Administer lidocaine to the woundsNumbness preferable to open-heartedinvestigation… no sutures strong enoughto remedy internal bleeding […]
Somehow I knew his mask was porcelain –impossible to hide the soul’s lightreflected in troubled eyes… I played along though,humoured his self-deceptionnodded at assertions of calm Knew that one day the facade would crackthe mask would slip and the rage escape Why I didn’t run; I do not knowMaybe it was recognition –my own countenance […]
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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