"'You go through it, you sort it out, you throw some of it away. Then you stack up the rest, nice and neat. Next time it won't be such a big deal.'
'I don't have the energy," he says.
'Kiddo, you got any idea how much energy it takes to hold the door closed like you do? That's power. Your own personal power and nobody
else's."
'Sometimes, ' he says, 'When you let yourself feel, all you feel is lousy.'
Berger nods, 'Maybe, you gotta feel lousy sometimes in order to feel better. A little advice, kiddo, about feeling. Don't think too much about it. And don't expect it always to tickle.'"
~Ordinary People by Judith Guest
And this.
Then we moved up through history and got to some Francis Bacon, like this:
And then (and here's the really scary part) he ended with this!:
Ok, maybe not this exact house, but let's face it, they're all pretty much the same.
Check out these awesome rings by Marta Sanchez. These are from her etsy shop, but she also runs the great blog 18k. If you've never checked it out, you should. I love the simplicity in these. I love that the minerals are well integrated into the ring shank, yet remain the main focus of the piece. The pyrite one is my favorite.
