Maybe some yoga would help…
Posted on | September 9, 2010 | 6 Comments
I’ve been in a funk. I figured it’d be best to come out and say it here in the open, so we can all be square.
I’ve made some very grown up decisions lately and I think I’m having a bit of a temper tantrum on the inside. I’d like to lie about and read Harry Potter and eat sweets, but I’ve got responsibilities and a life to live and let’s be serious, my metabolism can only take so many sweets before giving up altogether.
Things I’ve been pondering/obsessing over this week:
Life/Death
Super-massive black holes and the notion of infinite density (!?!)
The return of autumn and the end of summer
My life goals
Proper boundaries
My weight
Dying one’s hair with henna
Whether or not I’ll ever really like myself
What it might feel like to be grown-up and whether or not I feel it
So. There. My writing is stiff. Sorry about that, but trust me, my head and heart are stiff too at the moment.
See you on the flip side,
Love,
Sam
p.s. That is what I wore today in the illustration. But no, I don’t have carrot-orange hair… artistic license on that one. Changing my hair color in a drawing is so much less scary than in real life.
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September 9th, 2010 @ 10:15 pm
this is EXACTLY how i feel too and your illustration shows EXACTLY what i feel like doing right now.
all i can say is that funks never last and hair grows back.
and i recently purchased a few items from your etsy story and am really excited for them to arrive!
September 9th, 2010 @ 11:05 pm
lu – thanks for your words. and i mailed your things out on tuesday, so they should arrive soon! (after they get through customs of course)
cheers,
sam
September 9th, 2010 @ 11:21 pm
dear sam,
i have felt similarly of late. growing up is full of unwanted feeling and responsibilities. but it is reassuring how lovely and uplifting your work is to us outsiders, even when you, yourself, feel in a funk. there is something there, so keep chugging along. and try some yoga too.
September 9th, 2010 @ 11:43 pm
thanks lydia… i love your work too friend. we should find some time soon for tea!
September 10th, 2010 @ 6:52 pm
here’s a flip to get you to that other side http://www.colorflip.com/
September 12th, 2010 @ 8:07 pm
i like the part: wether or not i’ll ever really like myself…
i don’t know if i’ll ever like myself either.
they’ve been telling us here that a huge thing to know and to remember and embrace is that i am the beloved of God, because we can experience rejection and bad treatment from the people we are trying to build relationships with, but it really fits for where i am in my life right now, feeling heartbroken and all about my recent break up.
they made us watch a henri nouwen video about it, sheesh i hate to admit it, but i liked it.