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Once upon a time, there was a fierce woman . . .
Let the boys play with their swords and their guns but the women are
where the real action is.
By Padraig O’Morain, June 2, 2009
IRISH TIMES
The seven ages of love: 70s
I’m more convinced than ever that whatever you do with your limbs and
your body matters less than what goes on in your head and your heart.
By Joan Bakewell, September 26, 2008
THE INDEPENDENT
Fear of fairy tales
The glossy, sanitized new versions of fairy tales leave out what matters:
the scary parts.
By Joanna Weiss, September 21, 2008
THE BOSTON GLOBE
Five steps to lasting beauty
Most of my clients don’t realize that the way they look and the way they
think about their looks are two separate issues.
By Martha Beck, May 20, 2008
CNN INTERNATIONAL/O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
The Madness of Beauty
You don’t love people because they’re beautiful; they are beautiful because
you love them.
A collection of remarkable facts
Resist the princesses
By Rosa Brooks, March 27, 2008
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Tell Me True
Tell me mirror, tell me true,
What is it I see when I look at you?
Is it the beauty that I crave,
The looks I love, to which I’m a slave?
You look like gold, says the mirror,
If that’s what you want, that’s what you’ll hear;
It sound so perfect in the light
And glitters bright if that light is right.
But what is it I would see beyond
The silver backing my reflection is on?
What may I know if only I asked
To find the perfect learning task?
Mirrors are straight, they never lie,
Providing the truth to the observant eye.
But get by what it is you see
And you will know what sets you free.
I am the hero of my story.
Too often thought of as characters of myth and fantasy, we are heroes!
I strive toward worthy goals, overcome obstacles that that I never had imagined. I do battle with enemies, both internal and external (the internal are more vicious and prevalent). I rescue those I can and accept the helping hand of others. I laugh, cry, rage against injustice and persevere.
Five years ago mental illness began to strip my life of who I had been. I later began to call it a revolution of the spirit. And, it has been a teacher.
Some of the lessons:
1. BE THANKFUL. There is beauty and friendship in the world.
2. I AM ONLY TRULY POOR WHEN I DON’T COUNT MY BLESSINGS.
3. I CAN’T FIGHT THE PAST, BUT I CAN CREATE MY FUTURE.
4. I HELP ANOTHER PERSON IF I CAN AND OTHERS WHEN I CAN.
5. I CREATE GOALS, STAY ON COURSE AND LET “THE SPIRIT” LEAD ME.
6. I DON’T FEAR MY EMOTIONS BUT SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEM.
7. OTHERS WANT TO HELP.
8. I AM HUMBLE, BUT NOT HUMILIATED.
9. I AM ADAPTABLE. I adapt to my world AND adapt it to me.
10. HATING MAKES ME A VICTIM.
11. IT IS OKAY TO SET LIMITS, SAY NO AND NOT BE WHAT OTHERS MAY WANT ME TO BE.
All of these ideas go into my life and my art.
Five years ago my life changed. I have had to learn and grow into a healthier person. I have had to consciously let go of people and things and I have had to give time for wounds to heal.
I was devastated. I will not be the person that I was, much as my blind eye never regained its sight. But, I’ve learned to compensate (There are ways to judge distance without 2 eyes.)
My troubled life and my disabilities are not ME. But, they teach me and I am the hero of my story.