everything is connected and beautiful

"You are the most connected person I've ever met."

There are over 7 billion people on this earth all with different stories leading different lives in different places. It's remarkable that you could filter through all these individuals and find a pair that may be more similar than you could imagine. And that's the beauty in that, the way we explore and search for people much like ourselves and create a bond even with the ones we share nothing with at all. What's terrifying is that you don't know everyones story- not only can you not read a book by its cover, but you can't read a book that won't open at all- each story is unique.

The best part about this is the interconnections, the invisible wires that tie us all together sometimes without any recognition, until there's discovery- you can be across the country, or at the local grocery store, or a busy airport, and hit one of these wires- you collide into a familiar story. And that familiar story might be your best friend from high school, or the sister of that kid that passed away last year, or the mother of a boy you used to love, or a stranger that smiled to brighten your day, and it's just sort of incredible. If you're feeling lonely or lost, out of place or even estranged, right in front of you is a piece of your story, whether it's part of your past or present. You may not even know this collision could set off this series of events, the little interconnections working their magic and making this story entwine with part of your future.

It's little things like these, little details about our race and lives and relationships that just keep me going forward. Because not everyones story will I benefit from or even feel comfortable with experiencing, but it all ties together into a bigger picture- 

I'm the artist.