04/24/2025. This is a collage I did back on Oct. 1, 2024. I went to an art class sponsored by the Cancer Support Community at Northside. Things about this collage:
The way the porches are lined up looks like windows or doors into the future. Remember, we don’t know what the future holds! The little girl saying “Shhhh” represents that I’m learning more about myself; I don’t have to share it. There is continued healing, both physically and mentally, and I can keep it to myself until I am ready to share it with others. In that particular class, everyone in my group was talking about the comfort and support we get from our dogs. I don’t know what I would do without my sweet dog, Lucy, who looks nothing like the dog in the collage. This collage gives me hope but also makes me a little melancholy. On the night I was journaling about the collage, I had a huge blowup with my husband. It makes me wonder what the point of this existence is.
Addendum: I am learning that these intense feelings of anger and loss come mostly from a reaction to all I’ve been through. The good thing is me and my husband always tend to work our problem out and I don’t stay upset for long. Angie
