Alchemical (Re)imaginings

jean jackets to (re)veal the beauty & anointing of another

This is what I have decided 

After thinking it over for a while 

Life’s not meant to be a straight line 

Or even a smooth ride 

I like paintings that are layered 

Dappled textures and blurred-out lines 

Sometimes the artist only knows what he’s painting 

Through messes and wasted time 

And all these years I was worried by the errors I was making 

And all this time I thought I was missing every turn I should be taking 

But maybe it’s more like 

We’re a canvas on a painter’s stand 

Kim June Johnson

My work is loving the world.

Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird –

equal seeks of sweetness.

Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.

Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

Are my boots old ? Is my coat torn ?

Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect ? Let me

keep my mind on what matters,

which is my work,

which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.

Mary Oliver

Wearing my beloved jacket today and feeling the love you poured into it.

T