Musings of the Mind

I recently sold a painting I made titled “Grit”

I truly believe that life absolutely requires grit, without exception here on the earth. We may try to fool ourselves that some have it easy, but I don’t think any of us can pass through life without immense trial in some way shape or form. It’s like an initiation of being alive!

I am a big quote gal, and one of my favorite quotes is: “without the sense of struggle, there is no struggle at all.” It often is the “what” that we go through, but it’s the “how” we handle what we undergo. So many beautiful philosophies to contemplate here! Ha!

Lately a huge theme has been the hidden blessing in suffering. I have been embracing that concept in my own life. Suffering, not that we should go out looking for it (imo), can act as a storm that wipes a person clean. I have been deeply sobered by own personal suffering, and once as someone who used to resent it, I know hold onto its memory like a treasure.

Just some musings from my mind. (I am currently sitting in a nap room with eight quiet little preschoolers(knock on wood).