The Picture and the Paint
From the outside looking in.... We all have struggles and challenges in life and each of us choose different avenues and paths in how we choose to deal with them. Over the years, I have had many friends make statements about how unbelievably strong I am. Comments that they could never have weathered the storms that have come my way or handled the challenges that have been part of my path in life. From my side, I see the irony in what is perceived and what is felt. What is it they say....it's all about the sensation in the eye that views the subject, rather than delineating the details of subject. I suppose all of us feel differently about our life as opposed to how it's viewed by others. Life encompasses impressionism...each story, with all the elements ...as one conceptual view is replaced by another. They see the beautifully painted picture and I see and feel the smattering of all the different colors of paint thrown, brushed, and swirled on the ca...