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Recent Sketches with Ink and Some Reflection on My Personal Life
<center><h2>A few days ago I purchased a new sketchbook</h2></center>

<center><h5>after running out of pages in the previous book. I shared some of [those pages](https://steemit.com/art/@enternamehere/recent-test-sketches-with-new-water-brush) recently. Today I have a few more, along with a side of insight.</h5></center>

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<center>Five days ago, I got word from my father that my grandma passed away. I had been drawing the face below prior to learning about her passing.
After completing it, I felt the facial expression matched my emotional state after hearing the news. It has been my experience that coping with death doesn't get much easier with practice. Perhaps that means there's a lesson I haven't taken away from the situation yet.</center>

<center>*Aversion and sadness*
![20170918_143819-650x600.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdv4hJcSvTDjhhdcsYB9qE5cWK9MVyX229AaspAT4JWWq/20170918_143819-650x600.jpg)</center>

<center>Over the weekend, I happened across this Shakespeare quote that resonated within my mind as I recalled old memories of my grandmother from my childhood.</center>

<center>*I spent some time walking down memory lane while my hand did its work with the brush.*
![20170918_143932-750x515.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZu6cbVQLLVxoxz5UeVSJzHhrZokuXLuVLmGZo1npdtDL/20170918_143932-750x515.jpg)
![20170918_143858-750x531.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeACaUXcbNKxcmA5ApkgkSXs8PjdGrMPeontQVGYN8htx/20170918_143858-750x531.jpg)
![20170918_143959-850x573.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdwN24XQpuKZG9mq5T2ggxRCimfrNbhBmGeuJeFwq9cYC/20170918_143959-850x573.jpg)</center>

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<center>Despite a death in the family, I feel compelled to keep drawing. Whenever I get a new sketchbook, I draw a certain phrase to remind myself to stay focused:
<h3>Today is the first day; today is the best day</h3></center>

<center>*I erased my name here, but there is the little reminder at the bottom. I like this page a lot.*
![20170919_102020-650x884.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPv4qFVHg2QeUHQpURgvgGYxPJ2ZDAgudMMT8EmKxNutu/20170919_102020-650x884.jpg)</center>

<center>*Another reminder for myself from the previous sketchbook*
![20170919_102113-650x973.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVmNPekhbDajmJ5s61EdEtxQL77EfwsXUaqJLMHYMuKvP/20170919_102113-650x973.jpg)</center>

<center>In the current book I have completed the title page. As you can see from the streaky smudge, I have so much enthusiasm I forgot to let the ink dry. But it's okay!</center>

<center>*Now I am **ready** to manifest ideas*
![20170919_101746-600x834.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSDij3cQtKwhZJ7V8iaQxDgZXAnS7NkSVeegsfaUhu5cJ/20170919_101746-600x834.jpg)</center>
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<center><h4>I went back and forth for a day or two, debating with myself if I wanted to include the part about my grandmother's death.</h4> 
Sharing intimate details about my life is not always easy for me, especially online
for any and all to see. I want to share in this community experience and I feel sharing a certain degree of information about ourselves is mandatory. Yet, as information can be a double-edged sword, ultimately I remain wary of opening every personal or secret trove. Maybe all I need is practice to feel more comfortable. </center>
  

<center>_**Thanks for reading!**_</center>
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@aborjin · 
Thanks for the perfect post! @enternamehere
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@artwatch · 
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of your grandmother.  I hope you are doing ok.  I know it can be hard to share shards of your heart to the void.  Sometimes those shards hit another heart and a seed is placed.  Either in commiseration of misery or in inspiration.  Stay strong. 

-- the void listens.
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@enternamehere · 
I thank you for sharing your kind words. In recent years it seems like my family has been disintegrating at an alarming rate, due to both death and divorce.

I didn't have a very large family to start with, (same with my circle of friends) and sometimes it feels like I'm being pushed towards solitude, or maybe even hermitry. However, sharing my fears and other emotions with our beloved void has proven to be a step back towards "the light of society". 

Thank you again for taking the time to share your condolences. Your consideration means a lot to me @artwatch!! ♥♥♥
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@artwatch · 
I hear yah - when my mother passed what was left of my family got scattered to the wind.  I just talk to my dad maybe once a month now because he has a new fam jam.  Before I found steemit I was going through a very solitary stretch in my own head space.  (married but we got into a quiet routine) It is good to throw all my crap into the void.  Makes me feel less alone in the world.
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@drwatson · 
I'm sorry for your loss :(

It is interesting to me that in a way you theme a drawing notebook around a quote. Do you feel like it impacts the work that follows?
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@enternamehere ·
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Thank you, @drwatson. It's not easy to lose anyone to death, but in many ways I feel relieved because my grandma is free again after so many years of suffering in her mortal body.

I like to write that quote in my books because it reminds me that I don't have to remain stuck in feelings of negativity or hopelessness. Each day **can** be like a fresh start to life if (and when) I choose to live by that perception. When I choose to live in deception by being anxious or acting helpless, I'm only stagnating and dying more quickly.

I appreciate your support!
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@drwatson · 
That's a nice idea behind the quotes :)

And I know what you mean, if the suffering had been bad and gone in for enough time it can help soften the blow of the loss of a loved one
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@eloyibarra · 
that's good, congratulations
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@artwatch · 
Sometimes you should read between the pictures...
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@enternamehere · 
Haa!
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@jschindler · 
!originalworks
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@sokal · 
Thank you for sharing, have an amazing day!
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@enternamehere · 
Much appreciated :)
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@winstonalden · (edited)
Sorry for your loss. That's definitely some conflicted emotion in the first picture.

Such lovely work. I love the shading in the colorful patterns. 

But we may never know the real identity of @enternamehere...
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@enternamehere · 
Thanks for supporting me. Sharing my work is fun for me because I like to hear others' interpretations of it.

To which identity do you refer, my IRL name? Or some other identifying characteristic?
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@winstonalden · 
Oh, I was referring to the fact that you erased your name from the colorful painting. And you said

> Sharing intimate details about my life is not always easy for me, especially online...

I can definitely understand the desire to keep your real identity a secret from the online world. 

Oh, and I meant to say "we may never know the *real* identity, not "read identity." Think I'll just edit that now...
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