Lisa Mays

Creative Statement

There is a connection that exists.
It is very rare, but it is everywhere.
It is inspriring.
It is alive.
It will make you grow.
It is wild, uncertain, and terrifying.
It is inside you and outside you.
It is the dancing and twisting yellow flame of a candle.
It is the simple, acrid, comforting scent of burning wood.
It is a cool, dense early morning haze on top of a verdant meadow.
It is a calm, deep, grounding breath.
It will make you laugh, shudder, and exhale tears of joy.
Money cannot buy it.
Greedy hands cannot steal it.
You cannot alone own it,
But when you recognize it, it's yours forever.
You will be rich and full.
Emptiness will no longer exist.

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