passion...and Eros

it's the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires.  It must abandon itself to its master passion.   -Rebecca West

passion....for life...for yourself....feel the sun radiate through your body and hold on to that feeling no matter what..it's Eros....and I'll probably write about it more later....but...Eros presents itself as a kick in your ass to create...to appreciate beauty....and to transcend...Eros kicks your soul's ass and makes deeper love possible....

makes me think of the elephant and chains post.... and also..from that song, damn, wish I was your lover....

that old dog has chained you up alright 

give you every thing you need to live inside a twisted cage

sleep beside an empty rage, 

I had a dream I was your hero.  

damn, wish I was your lover, 

I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes, 

made sure you are smiling and warm...

sometimes you have to be your own hero...to free yourself from the noise...the stuff...the words...the beliefs....all the things that keep you chained...
some people are too afraid of their own emotions to experience deeper love...and some people might be terrified of Eros....of course...there are different views of Eros...however...here.....Eros is that life spark...the thing which is ignited from within that guides your soul to love and beauty....pure unadulterated...love.

Eros...the thing that celebrates beauty and life...and love....
I'm filled with love to throw out to the world...and maybe this spark here, in this space....will ignite a hundred sparks out there....or maybe a thousand sparks....spark inspiration. :)

and that...



is amazing.

because....I did not always paint things like this...I would have never dreamed of doing that...let alone post it for the world to see.

but...it is embracing liberation....and being vulnerable to really know yourself and tear down the walls to live a life free of fear...I'm not saying everyone has to paint this way in order to do that....i'm saying...tear down the walls you built around you to feel free, whatever that means for you.

is my stuff erotic?  yeah...I guess...but not in the shallow sense that erotic means for some....
the art here is full of eros...of love and beauty...and spiritual light. :)

I love myself...and life...

and live with sunshine....and spread sparks.  

life is good, it's more than that...it is amazing...it just, is... we make our own realities....and why shouldn't life kick ass?  why wouldn't we want to believe that life kicks ass?  because when you are full of love...life kicks ass....and when you're full of fear...life, kinda, sucks ass...

when you keep choosing the good and believing in the good....you end up....

in a state of euphoric bliss....and the sun shines on you...even through the stormiest of storm clouds....

:)  singing in the rain.....


(i mean, yeah, I still get irritated when people are a-holes....but after that...back to sun)

I wish I could bottle it up and give it away.  I would totally give it away...if I could...Eros...

but you have to discover it in yourself. 

it is amazing.... :)  conversely....if all you do is think things are bad....miserable...with no hope of change....then, guess what?  they are...and that's the world you will live in...one that is safe and miserable...full of fear...and some people sit in that for years...afraid of changing...afraid to change the weather...get rid of the clouds...because they get too used to clouds.

but....change is good...changing yourself...grabbing on to some Eros and letting your soul spark... let the sparks fly...

it's ok to change.  :)  you only have this life....if that's what you believe....so make it to 70 or 80...or 90...smiling and loving yourself...rocking your passion...and keep your soul alive and kicking...and dreaming.  

and....you have to love yourself...I've said it before....I'll say it again....it is the keystone...to everything...


and because I can....

I do.  

peace...and love.....and freedom...to love yourself and be loyal to your desires.

#loveyourselfdamnit
#watercolors
#bows