"The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it.
When the mind is still,
the beauty of the self is reflected."
-B.K.S. Iyengar
It took almost 29 years of my life to stop comparing myself to others. It took that long for me to love myself just the way I am. I have no regrets, really. Time wasn't wasted. It wasn't. It wasn't at all.
"You have a right to experiment with your life. You
will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I think there was too
rigid a pattern. You came out of an education and are supposed to know
your vocation. Your vocation is fixed, and maybe ten years later you
find you are not a teacher anymore or you're not a painter anymore. It
may happen. It has happened. I mean Gauguin decided at a certain point
he wasn't a banker anymore; he was a painter. And so he walked away from
banking. I think we have a right to change course. But society is the
one that keeps demanding that we fit in and not disturb things. They
would like you to fit in right away so that things work now.”
-Anaïs Nin
I never thought I would be a full-time mom. Never, really. I was in love with design. I loved drawing, drafting, rendering. I liked dressing up to go to work. I liked the ritual. But being blessed as I am now...to spend everyday with this little life...I couldn't ask for more. No, not at all.
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