“Devotion, like love, is difficult to define. It’s the feeling of heartbreaking trust and heartbreaking certainty in a spiritual master or devine being…devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth…it is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.”
—Andrew Holecek
I believe we all are artists. I believe we all possess a unique creative essence waiting to be discovered and embraced. At times we might get lost in the trap of comparing ourselves to others and expecting our art to look like theirs.
I firmly believe that art extends beyond the physical form of a painting or sculpture; it resides in the depths of our hearts, in the sacred whispers that resonate within. So yes, we are all artists of the heart! Our canvas is life itself. Our masterpiece can be our most honest embodiment of the heart.
For me, art has become about nurturing deep devotion.
Over the years a deep longing has awakened in me to capture the beauty, pain, and wisdom that comes when we surrender and commit to having an open heart. I invite you to come along with me on my journey of documenting heart wisdom through writing and photography.
“With every breath I plant the seeds of devotion -
I am a farmer of the heart.
Day and night I see the face of union -
I am the mirror of God.
Every moment I shape my destiny with a chisel -
I am the carpenter of my own soul.”
When was the last time you truly felt in your body?
Went about your day feeling a sense of awe with every single thing you did?
When was the last time you felt your heart’s full engagement?
When was the last time you talked to it?
When was the last time you felt the divine?
….devotion brings me closer to all these questions. I believe we can be more in our human experience by commiting to bringing devotion to all that we do every day!
“A person who has direct experience of the sacred, unmediated by conventional religious ritual or intermediaries, transcending established belief systems, bypassing the intellect, and dissolving identification with the separate (ego) self.”