What do you see within the temple of the soul? Devotion to the spiritual path? Forgiveness? Unconditional love? Service and charity? Bliss? A deep knowingness? When you look into this artwork, what feelings arise within you? When you look above you at a cloud, what do you see? What if the clouds were communicating directly…

The soul knows. The soul is way deeper than any surface desire or aversion. Our emotions are likely cluttered and our energy the same by the slings and arrows life sends us. To be propelled onward, it is essential to remember to follow our soul desire – which is eternal – to feel forever embraced…

“True bliss is to remain open—as you are—in the midst of all experience, both heavenly and hellish.” From ‘Blue Truth’ by David Deida Joy and fulfilment often come after despair, as our life inevitably changes. Then it becomes easier to acknowledge the sacred gift of life and to appreciate and respect it for its ups…

Since my accident, I have had various rounds of surgery and recovery. I suffered acute pain which became chronic in my foot. Ultimately, I went on a specific nerve-pain drug called Lyrica. When the pain became bearable, I was invited to start drawing again, and started to chronicle my path and my feelings on paper.…

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