tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post976180452116762440..comments2023-09-28T05:49:32.583-05:00Comments on *** Reunited Selves *** : More ImagesShenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-16166758220765271652009-07-06T23:25:15.197-05:002009-07-06T23:25:15.197-05:00Thank you, Paul. I am and will be eternally gratef...Thank you, Paul. I am and will be eternally grateful for my ability to express my feelings through art. There are so many concepts that I just don't get from reading or hearing about them, but if I take what I hear and do a drawing about it, I seem to get it in a way that I can hang on to. <br /><br />Boundaries seems to be a concept a lot of people struggle with. Even as I think I understandShenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-1786895470446724222009-07-06T22:23:58.607-05:002009-07-06T22:23:58.607-05:00Shen, Your art really is quite remarkable. It sp...Shen, Your art really is quite remarkable. It speaks to your reality in such a vivid way. I applaud you for that and am inspired by it. I largely don't talk about boundaries. I just learned what triggers really meant a year or so ago, even though I used and heard the word for many years before that. Boundaries is another one of those words that I use a lot but am not really Paul from Mind Partshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327940093749165270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-37985835605165404142009-07-05T22:11:10.775-05:002009-07-05T22:11:10.775-05:00ty mountainmama :-)
It feels comforting to me, as...ty mountainmama :-) <br />It feels comforting to me, as well. Seeing the image of the child safely away, protected, or held, those are the images that seem to help the most. <br /><br />You are so right about both sides of the coin - when you set a boundary, people either go the pity route or the guilt route. Either way it's extremely uncomfortable... until you do it for a while and see that Shenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-12635201797894979782009-07-05T20:02:28.789-05:002009-07-05T20:02:28.789-05:00your artwork is wonderful. i like the holistic, en...your artwork is wonderful. i like the holistic, energizing, protective feelings in these images too. and your description of the final image. it feels comforting to empathize with that child self and knowing all those other parts are watching out for it. :)<br /><br />i know boundary setting can be so anxiety provoking. sometimes very guilt inducing, especially when encountering the resistance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-70249519805836543702009-07-05T17:10:50.858-05:002009-07-05T17:10:50.858-05:00Thanks Anonymous, I really appreciate the complime...Thanks Anonymous, I really appreciate the compliment on my artwork. Every piece has great meaning for me. <br /><br />Good luck with the setting boundaries. It's not easy, but it sure seems to be worth it, to me.Shenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-23608698364623193992009-07-05T13:18:27.367-05:002009-07-05T13:18:27.367-05:00Your artwork is amazing. I can really relate to th...Your artwork is amazing. I can really relate to the boundaries issue. I've had trouble setting them throughout my life and am just starting to work on that now.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634190384284402700noreply@blogger.com