Love, what is it, what is it like, who is it, what does it feel like...

I've been writing about love for a few weeks now, and I've written four different versions. I've tried to condense my thoughts on love and guide you through my ideas with a certain golden thread, but that thread always starts fraying in too many directions.

"Without your negative emotions, you would function much more effectively. When negative emotions arise, you become blind." - Anthony De Mello

Anthony's words describe well how living without love makes us blind, judgmental, and conditional. Living from a place of love, as I experience it within myself, means there's no need to get hurt, no need to criticize, and no need to fear. We don't see things and people as they are but as we are.

In the past few weeks, a friend called "control" came into my life for a while, an old friend with whom I don't really get along anymore. That friend tried to write articles for me, and I thought the text came from my heart, but each piece felt more like a lecture than thoughts. Then, last week, while having my morning coffee, I said, "Isn't it time to live openly from the heart and accept whatever it offers, without trying to control it too?" It didn't take an hour from that change of attitude when I had already submitted an application to a gallery, and the next day, I was welcomed to be part of a group exhibition. The exhibition starts in three days.

The next day, the Artist Close Up blog published my interview, and after that, I received a message from a wonderful woman in the art industry. She wants to include me as part of her team.

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU JUST TRUST THE FLOW.

Love is believing in yourself. A friend said recently, "If I don't believe in myself, then who will?" 

Love is accepting yourself. 

Love is respecting and cherishing every cell of your body. 

Love is accepting others when they are still blind. 

Love is standing firm in your own truth without wavering. 

Love is what ultimately unites all of us when we want to see.

LOVE (Chakra Collection)

HEART CHAKRA

I started this artwork right after finishing BE YOU. In my imagination, I planned and pondered how to portray love in a way that radiates warmth and shows that love is within ourselves. I had already envisioned painting an elderly woman with a beautiful serene smile, surrounded by many birds and animals. However, I couldn't come up with the right composition in my mind. As I browsed through images online, I came across an old picture—a picture of a boy and a cheetah. That's what I'm going to paint. I tried to find information about the photographer, but it didn't become clear. I would have wanted to send them a message about the inspiring picture.

I worked on this artwork for a little over 100 hours, and the auras of the boy and the cheetah were the only challenge in this work. I wanted them to be as pure and invisible as possible but still noticeable. Eventually, I got them to settle the way I wanted. It illustrates well how sensitive our electromagnetic field is around us. Its state can change in an instant, but balancing it requires focusing on our inner self.

In ancient Egypt, it was believed that cheetahs shed black tears for their cubs, who often didn't grow up to be adults. The heart stores memories, and those who are no longer here live in our hearts.

When we live in sadness, fear, or worry, we may not notice those who live from a place of love and allow the good field to surround us like a bubble. However, we always remember them, and when we finally open up and understand, we see.

HEAL

HEALing was a long process, a process that walked with me towards a new beginning. HEAL was like an invisible protector, guiding me in the right direction. I opened up about this artwork a little in my previous writing.

Nature and humans, WE, repeat the same patterns everywhere.

Our cells are full of information, but we need to use our neural network to connect and share this information. Underground, there is a network of fungal mycelium that shares information among the plants growing beneath the ground. Nature heals, and when we understand that we are all part of nature, we understand how to heal.

LOTS OF LOVE,

Tiina