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Whakapapa

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Sometimes a few words of encouragement is all we need to get back on track. I have a couple of large projects this year, so my focus is being easily consumed, but to hear that someone has been enjoying my blog, has helped me get back on track. Another reason I have been taking my time to write/post again, is this is the last commission painting I have to share about and my goal was to get more while writing this blog. I’m sure there will be more in the near future though when I get the time to network. This last topic is a beautiful one, and it is an intrinsic part of creation. It’s the ‘who am I’ question - and one of the answers = Whakapapa If you are born into this world, then you have a blood line, a lineage, a unique heritage. The special thing about this is that the particular lineage you stem from, is who you are - whether you’re conscious of it or not, it is you. And we feel it. People feel it within, a call, a heart connection to things that resound within them. We may have...

Sacred Union

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I believe one of the most sacred bonds in this world is the one between parents and their children. It is sacred because the bond that flows between them is the closest experience many will have to unconditional love and it is truely a gift to experience. Sadly the conditions people pick up or have imposed upon them in this world have made it difficult for many to experience this type of love. But this is our true birth right, to be loved and to continue to be loved, unconditionally, no matter what mistakes we may make or experiences we choose. A parents love is unconditional as even when they totally disagree with the way their child chooses to live, or vice versa, they can never stop loving them. Love can bring the greatest pain. And that pain means unconditional love; a sacred bond that was formed in our creation, that can never be severed, no matter how difficult this world can become.  When I painted this picture, it was for my first official commission of an intuitive pa...