Themselves

Visible.

Validated.

Stepping out of a life that caused me to hide away from my true self, I want to liberate those still hiding in the corners. Hiding from their own reflection and the fears that are instigated by others.

When we share our art that is formed from the depths of our souls and saturated in our emotions and experiences, we free others from loneliness. When someone can take your feelings you have pulsating through your body and put them into words, paint them on a canvas or play them in a melody, we find each other in our rawest forms. It unites people. It empowers people that may feel trapped in silence. When we share our bruises and celebrate our healing, we teach those still lost in pits of despair that we are all defective in some way and we break the illusion of normalcy.

Life is individualized and our differences should be applauded while enjoying the things that bring us together. The human condition, what makes us imperfectly perfect. We are all infected. The treatment is simple. Kindness and understanding.

We all could use a dose of that.