graceful words of wisdom

"I know that self-portraits are good."

In the Fall edition of Artful Blogging, they featured a post titled "This is What I Know" by Christina Clouse - and every time I read it, I fall more and more in love with the wisdom and grace of these words.

"I know that I am never too old to learn new things.
I know that I am imperfect.
I know that I can always change, if I choose to.
I know that love is real.
And once felt, never really goes away.
I know that time is short on this earth.
I know that there is good in every person.
I know that regardlesss of the weather, temperature or my geographic location, every day can be a good day.
I know that I am unique and that there will never be another living person who is just like me.
I know that beauty, knowledge, and experience are subjective things.
I know that the family you have does not have to be the one you were born into.
I know that I am still going to get up in the morning anyway.
I know that the ability to make art, in whatever form it is made, is the true expression of the human soul, and always a worthwhile pursuit.
I know that laughter is better than silence.
I know that occasionally, every person is alone, and that solitude can be both amazingly wonderful and excruciatingly terrible.
I know that I could be better.
I know that the feel of sunshine and wind and water are worth missing a day's work in a cubicle.
I know that words can crush a person or lift them up.
I know that friendship is worth cherishing.
I know that self-portraits are good."

Her way of expressing all of these sentiments - sentiments that I think we all feel at one time or another - is stunningly beautiful, and I love that I came upon it.

Where I am: home
What I'm reading: the December issue of In Style magazine