A Retrospect

Cleansing the soul. How do you go about that exactly? That's the question I kept asking myself over the years...repeatedly...

Everyone struggles. None of us are exempt. With every choice that cannot be re-lived to contemplating what we will do with the next one. The main thing I have learned through the years is that life does not give you that much time to really think about it. The clocks keep on ticking leaving you behind if you linger too long. So what do you do with those choices you rushed to make? You know the ones. They usually start with, "should have", "could have",or "wish I had". They all start adding up like a bank account, only with a negative balance. With that realization the next path is usually, "If only".......lol!

I know what your thinking about now...." That's some pretty negative mentality". Your right it most definitely is. But we all do it. Think that way from time to time that is. Even you. The one who probably has all the answers and might have even made more "good" decisions than "not so good" decisions. But like Einstein said, "It's all relative". That one sentence says it all. So while your thinking about all the advice you could give on any certain subject of mishaps to provide some clarity, that clock is still ticking and the answers are boundless.

With that being said, I myself have found only one way to cope with all that negative accumulation of mistakes. I look for beauty. I imagine beauty. And it drives me to try and create it, duplicate it, express it, and share it. I am by no means a "great" artist. I am mediocre at best. I am not formally educated in it except by my own curiosity and the love that my mother had for art. She planted that little seed, and I am so grateful. That was her greatest life giving gift she gave to me. I am hoping she is looking down on me and hears my thoughts because I never took the time to tell her until now.

What I finally realized is that art is how I cleanse my soul, and that's my answer to you and to myself. It gives me that next breath and truly washes away all that nagging clutter. There is always a new beginning with every completed piece that has no boundaries in the imagination and then nothing else matters.

So without dragging on, in closing, I hope the creations on this web site at least inspire curiosity of them and some kind of visual and or peaceful satisfaction(I am smiling while I say this,,,and yes, I do smile..quite often actually). You are the audience, and while I may have come off a little brash I do appreciate you taking the time to visit and only wish peace and your success in finding what cleanses "your" soul.

Special Regards,

AnnaLee