"Sometimes I go months without looking"
- Phil Connors, Groundhog Day
Introspection takes courage
and detachment.
I'm not brave or detached.
But kids are.
Their take on flaws is joyful.
They delight in uniqueness.
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By: Faith Pray,
on 3/23/2011
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By: Faith Pray,
on 3/23/2011
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Self portraits are cathartic. You have to get over your self in order to portray yourself. Do we draw the mole, or the scar, or not? Should we ease up on the double chin, or bask in it? Fortunately, for the self portraitist, or autobiographer one can tweek as needed. Need a dose of hardscrabble realism?~then let it all hang out. If one needs a little self esteem "there-thereing", then let your pencil do a little nip and tucking.
Either way, it takes a bit of mind-bending to say to yourself, "Hey self, here is my interpretation of myself." Or should that be "our interpretation of ourself." Wait, make that "ourselves." Hold on, 1x1=1, right? But 1+1=2. Or do you carry the one... or...?
RJW, I just looked up "cathartic." I thought it meant something to do with heart attack. Nope - bowel cleansing. Maybe I was thinking of "catatonic."
Cardiac, catatonic, regardless, I'm glad to know I get to edit my own story without guilt. Cheers!
What a wonderful idea! I'm going to dedicate some time after work to try my hand at a thirty second self protrait. What fun!
Stacy, I just received your lovely prize! Thank you! What a boost to my week!
These are really touching, the portraits and the poems...inspiring and beautiful.