365 day of aRt. DAY ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY-SEVEN.

how long will it last

holding onto my past(canvas text)

Blog about the piece: It sometimes seems difficult to escape our past. In fact there are certain situations that always seem to resurface and that always seem to repeat. We are called to them and we are supposed to learn from them. They will keep repeating until we do. But it's these repetitive situations that drive us into the future and help us to grow. We are given the chance to see things differently. And although the situation may not change... we do. We must realize that it is only ourselves that we can control... not the situation.. not the way another feels or reacts to it... only us. Maybe that is your lesson today. Maybe the past keeps repeating because you keep "reacting" the same way or trying to control things you can not control. Be conscious. Open up to the idea of acting differently. Shake the urge to respond from a place of emotional attachment and see it as it is happening now. We don't want to find our feet are stuck in yesterday and preventing us from experiencing today. Everything that we need is here in the moment. Our fears and worries only exist in the past and the future.. but not here, not now. Here everything is fine!