isn’t this just beautiful? i loved it instantly, but then the artists inspiration for it really took my breath away…
“when i know that i am the ocean, i am not afraid of the waves.”
penelope dullaghan is one of my newest heroes, and i’ve been reading her blog for a little bit now. i discovered that she will be teaching at the squam art workshop that i’m eagerly anticipating this fall. her “earth project” workshop is my first choice! she is selling a limited edition of these prints on her website today…for an amazingly fair price. if you are so moved…you should get one for yourself and support her.
“when i know that i am the ocean, i am not afraid of the waves.”
such a poetic and elegant way to express that ultimate knowing of the unity with all things that is the lesson inherent in the practice of yoga and meditation. and too, as a surfer-girl-in-constant-lifelong-training, i am always having to overcome my deep-seated, primal fear of the ocean, it has eased over time, and in fact my personal revolution time in yoga training was a period of evolution in my surfing as well, and i was lucky enough to do my training in nosara, costa rica, an amazing surfing village on the pacific coast.
but our girl here…graced with this knowledge that she is one with the ocean, lifts her calm, serene gaze out toward the swell that is heading her way, knowing exactly what she’ll need to do in order to ride that wave all the way to the beach.
she is an inspiration…and so are you penelope…thank you, for bringing her into our world!
love!
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12 March 2008 at 9:43 am
Wow… that is REALLY beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
I too am deathly afraid of the ocean – many bodies of water, actually – and won’t even sick my feet in it. I’m not sure I’ll ever overcome this but I try. This is a beautiful phrase though and helps. It is inspiring… so very poignant. I love it.