Art Piece…
When the veil lifts for us to enter this world we arrive in the purest form we will ever be in our time here on earth. From that moment on conditions are brought upon us and we learn to become who we later refer to as an “adult.”
If you take the time to search the meaning of the word adult, you will find something similar to the below from the Oxford Language…
noun
1. A person who is fully grown or developed.
adjective
1. Fully grown or developed.
verb
Behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks.
Does the above rub you up the wrong way as it does me?
Ummm…fully grown in height maybe but, definitely never fully grown in our true potential…
Maybe fully developed “organs” yes but, definitely never fully developed spiritually and emotionally…
“Accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks”…really? Clearly this was written by an “adult” AKA never fully grown or developed person!
You see, when we’re told and believe we’re fully grown and developed and, when we consciously see the beauty of life’s tasks as mundane yet necessary it leaves us with no room to…grow and develop!
Art Piece…is what we all are. For growth and development to happen, we need to realise that we are each a unique and never ending piece of art.
To show what I mean, I for one have felt like an “invisible shadow” for as long as I can remember. The photo I took above on Friday of the beautiful “young lady” at the Botanical Gardens in the Brisbane CBD is a visual representation of me as that “invisible shadow”. As she stands “naked” amongst her peers who are in full bloom she has nothing to offer but her…core, her inner beauty. Her external beauty (lush green leaves), as people see it, is currently not there to provide shade or visual pleasure so…most walk past her without a second look. Many won’t take the time to sit under her branches to look up at her structure and find out more about the core that keeps her standing or, the roots that keep her grounded.
Not a good way of thinking or feeling right?! Going through life like that makes one step out of alignment and do and accept things to feel “seen”, “worthy” and “wanted”. How could I work through and shift that perception of people not wanting to know my “structure” and “core” if I thought or believed I was "fully grown and developed"? Clearly I wouldn't! And just so you know, I began shifting that “invisible shadow” many years ago. Sometimes it still peers it uncomfortable head around the corner and I need to remind it who’s boss (lol) but, like you I am a continuous piece of art ;)
Imagine if schools taught us from a young age that we are beings of continuous growth, imagine! This would allow us to learn new ways of being, feeling and thinking, ways that align with our soul and spirit. With this comes an understanding that nothing and no one is forever...there is a beginning and an end to everything and everyone and, in the journey to the end we have the grace of knowledge.
To you, my fellow Art Piece…together we’re on “display” as we journey through the museum of life. The colours (emotions), lines (paths), brush strokes (actions) and shapes (words) are welcomed layers that form the masterpieces that we are and, just like that, not a moment too soon the veil begins to lift once again but this time…it’s for us to take our final bow as we make our journey home to our most pure and positive self.
With Kindness,
