Ageless Beauty and Wisdom

“The beautiful can exist at the edge precisely because it has nothing to lose and everything to give away” Frederick Cooper

“Beauty is not in the face: Beauty is a light in the heart.” Kahlil Gibran

At this stage of life.I find myself. Not young, not old but definitely past the middle; There is a much greater clearness now, a stability to just Be with all of life as it appears.

My Grace-filled Heart has matured finally and houses this timeless Soul Beauty in Serene nuetrality... freed at last to enter this final and luminous gate by recognizing and releasing the perilous stories and luminous encounters together as one...my human journey of Earth School with all its many ups and downs, twists and turns, peaks and valleys and encounters with devils and angels leads me back to the one face, the same face which was and still is. The face of the Divine. Truth is revealed. I smile and go for a walk in the garden.

“The Gold Gate offers the wisdom gifts of freedom and liberation. Non-attachment, surrender and acceptance foster our deliverance, while courage and faith strengthen our capacity to face our own suffering, pain or sadness as we prepare to enter the gateless gate. Theologian Mary Rueter says that we can experience fearlessness through three layers of detachment: detachment from material gain, detachment from self importance, and detachment from the urge to control or dominate others. To hold onto nothing is the root of happiness and peace. If we allow ourselves to rest here, we find that it is a tender,open-ended place. This is where the path of fearlessness leads, and where we rest in expanded, unlimited peace..”

By Angeles Arrien and her Miraculous Book called: “The Second Half of Life, opening the Eight gates of Wisdom”

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About the Art:

Some time ago a dear friend was ready to let go of the book “Wise Women'' by Joyce Tennyson, an incredible book!!!! whose contents are these stunning sepia photos of women from age 50 to 101...I felt called to a Collage! I love making paper dolls, it was so hard to pick which ones, as I really love them all… as a spontaneous artist of never really knowing in each new expression just how the new piece will all come together, I just let go and began to play: I am quite happy with the results. I've been “Joyafied” by this process.

This soulful transformational art making involves something deep that begins by a feeling in my heart and guts, it moves me to action.

As the unfolding is revealed, there are sparks of delight as the “creator I am“ finds the perfect little piece of jewelry or something needed from the richly stocked art cupboards that line the Art Cave walls below this old house; glitter works for me every time to just dazzleify and raise the bar of delight, the hot pink highlight paint today said: “pick me!!” over playing it safe with white on the words. The hot pink made the piece sing and also made my day! Can you believe hot pink paint from Micheal's has that much power!!!

This particular piece asked me to bend her into a Bowl of holding...which I obeyed, I just Love that the Art has a voice, we are partners... I'm going to fasten little feet underneath her for stability and balance, who doesn't want that. ”She“ of course is the holder of the Divine, Wise and Forever beautiful souls that we all are. Done at last with becoming, she moves into deeper contentment of Being,effortlessly turning inwards and homeward.

I will end by sharing this quote from the Goddess in the Collage who holds her face in a cupped heart at the top left as she smiles gently into herself.

“ I can still remember what it feels like to love with all my Heart” Elva Azzara age 93