self-portrait
{digital art with own photos}
A bloom I am nurturing...
"I chose the freedom of long unscheduled afternoons in which nothing happens but the slightest shift in mood as captured in a semi-colon."
Great House, Nichole Krauss
30 May 2012
bloom
How true to yourself do you dare to be? Can you see the edge? Do you fantasise about pushing further? Have you accepted that 'this is enough'? Who are you, in your quietest most natural bloom?
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what a beautiful self-portrait.
ReplyDeletethese are very soul stirring questions you ask. i am living them now.
beautiful self portrait.
ReplyDeleteand yes, i want to push things further. i've just recently resolved to do so and it's rather liberating.
yes, very thought provoking questions that reach all the way to my heart and soul. lovely self-portrait.
ReplyDeleteI love that quote and your self-portrait. I need to push a little further, be a little braver ... it's a timely reminder.
ReplyDeletei love pushing, but it can certainly be uncomfortable. yes, it often requires courage.
DeleteYour image strikes a strong chord in me, it is so beautiful and the questioning! I try to be true to myself, as for the edge, not sure if I have got there yet! x
ReplyDeletei think it's a lot more tricky than we realise. even for those of us trying to allow ourselves to bloom fully, there are limits ready....
Deletelove the photo art.
ReplyDeletequestions make us think.
as time marches on
i care less what others think
and more for individuals
time to do what i love
and i am doing "it"
writing, photography, reading, cooking, walking....traveling
more living in the moment
letting go
life is good
thanks for asking.
great post, i needed this.
maturity sure helps doesn't it?
DeleteEveryone's said it already: beautiful self-portrait.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a perfect quote, too.
Ronnie xo
I haven't accepted that "this is enough". I know there is more - I dream about it, about pushing further. I can see the edge, but there is a lingering fear that prevents me from stepping to that edge, making the leap, and spreading my wings to fly.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work and yes i need to push myself further and it started by accepting my quirky side. Blue nail polish is rather liberating ;o)
ReplyDeletecomfort gives us very little but a moment's reprise. the edge is the stone which we are sharpened on. and so we push.
ReplyDeleteyes, you are beautiful, the woman underneath and the spirit christening her.
xo
erin
LOVE your portrait (particularly your lips and the lock of hair next to them--beautiful details!).
ReplyDeleteI see myself in an eternal plane where perfection is my ultimate destiny. In other words, I'm already on my way to reaching my fullest potential. I am both accepting that "this is enough" for now, but I do and will continue to have moments where I push myself further. Sometimes it's a seemingly slow progression while other times I feel like I am going full throttle in a particular niche in my life. Some desires go on hold for a while. Sometimes I lose interest in things while I am waiting for a spare moment--this only awakens me further to my true self. Which is really an evolving self--not permanently defined.
How true to myself do I dare be? Definitely a challenge I am working on. I find it gets easier with more life experience. When I become more certain about what I believe in. Or even just willing to take the chance I could be wrong.
I loved your self-portrait! I'm working on being brave enough to start with self-portraits, so your photo was truly inspirational for me - thanks.
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