Hi Dani.
My work arrived with Valeria the other day and both pieces are broken (see image). I thought I had packed it well and the box is still in good condition, so it is unbelievable that this has happened. But I cannot help to think that this could be a good thing (hence the title of this post). Maybe it all depends on how you look at it and given that we always have a choice, maybe it is wrong to immediately judge this has ‘bad’ or ‘unlucky’. I have to admit that I am not happy with this incident yet because I feel annoyed (my workshop/kiln/stuff has been totally dismantled and I have thrown away years of materials/tools/things). This work completed my cycle, it celebrated the end (or so I thought).
This incident also makes me think about the gold nugget in the block of coal. Getting dirty represents the annoyance, irritation, negative thoughts, etc. Now I will wait for the work to come back to me and then I will see what to do about it. I will uncover the gold nugget, that is for sure, and I do believe that somehow this could be(come) a good thing, but that takes time. I also see this as a cosmic joke, like the universe itself helped me to properly finish the work by snapping both pieces in two. Things that make me go ‘hhhmmmmmm’.
I also read something interesting in a book yesterday:
‘Within each of us lies a solid gold treasure. This golden essence is our spirit, pure and magnificent, open and glowing. But this gold has been covered up by a hard shell of clay. The clay comes from our fear. It is our social mask: the face we show the world. Unconcealing your shadow reveals your mask….’
On a different note, how are you? How is everything?
B Y E
