...together...

seek those who lift you up
& encourage you to be
all you dream of being.

together, we can achieve
what seemed impossible
when we were dreaming alone.

[ another page from my sketchbook

for #thesketchbookproject ]

...the cover...

out beyond ideas of
wrongdoing & rightdoing,
there is a field.
i will meet you there.

when the soul
lies down in that grass,
the world is too full
to talk about.

ideas, language,
even the phrase “each other”
doesn’t make any sense.
the breeze at dawn
has secrets to tell you.

don’t go back to sleep.
you must ask for
what you really want.

don’t go back to sleep.
people are going
back and forth
across the door sill
where the two worlds touch.

the door is round & open.
don’t go back to sleep.

#rumi

[ the cover of my sketchbook for #thesketchbookproject ]

do you see her walking into the portal

or facing forward?

.

when i first begin painting her,

i saw her facing me.

& her hand with the blessing symbol.

then when i looked at her later,

she appeared to be walking into

this secret garden -

this round & open door.

18|100 days

look what arrived today - 

#thesketchbookproject sketchbook. 

i have wanted to participate for years. 

& was reminded of the project by @markbrunner (thank you!).

these 100 days will be the perfect practice for it.