Appreciating the simple yet complex beauty of these specimens gives me a sense of inner joy, to which I can only try to explain. I examine the scents and textures of each on my palm, I pick that of which catches my eye as I further scan the floor of my surroundings. Each stroke, each pattern, so common, yet we lost touch of how these came to be, which took eons upon eons to evolve and to be realized. I sit down on a tree stump and start scribbling away as this thought consumes me.

7/25/2021
Befriend yourself, befriend your ego, The ego that which is just another term for your external identity self, busy thinking, anxious, problem solving worrying mind self, the smaller self. The self that has been there to protect you from all these worldly pains. The self that which you’ve clinged to as it provided safety during times where it was the only security you knew. Once you awaken to who we truly are, the true higher Self, the awareness that watches the small self go through the innate suffering of the Human experience, the small ego self must realize that’s it’s ok to let the walls down and move to the passenger’s seat.

Your small self can be an ally to your higher Self. Treat your small ego self as almost like the annoying friend that has always been there from when you took your first breath, he/she caused so much pain throughout the years, the never-ending jabs, never-ending worries, never-ending negative dialogue, yet it did so as it thought that it was looking out for you. It lived in fear of everything because it’s job was to protect you, only and only, until you realize who you truly are and your power.