Fire and Ice

"Fire and Ice" - acrylic and gold leaf on cradled wood panel, 11 x 14 x .75. Ready to hang.  Available September 6 at Artistic Souls Gallery.

She is a mixture of fire and ice,
and everything in between.
 - Laura Hughes

I've been thinking a lot about superpowers.  The ones you have, dear reader, and the ones I have.  You know what they are - those things (or that thing) you do so well and without effort, which seems like a big deal to others but is just, well, the thing you do.

Those superpowers can be amazing - uplifting, productive, informative, comforting, rescuing, nourishing, building, examining, illuminating...except they can also have a shadow side - when the use of your superpower makes another person feel less than wonderful.  I did that recently.  I inadvertently went along tralala doing what I do and caused someone I love to feel something not positive at all.

Fire and Ice

Which got me thinking about the impact we have on each other in the world - this big, confusing world of superpowered humans and precious individuals, and the heaviness or lightness of our footsteps.  I want to walk gently.  And so you get a double-dose of quotes today!

I want to walk lightly, even joyfully, through whatever days I am given. I want to laugh easily. I want to step carefully in and out of people's lives and relationships. I don't want to tread any heavier than necessary. - Steve Goodier

You light-stepping big-loving super-powered human, I wish you a day of joyful walking and heaps of easy laughter. xo