Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Fear, Anger and Sadness

The fear is from the tone in this country- seeing how many actually are supporting the evil that spews from the devil spawn known as Trump. The anger is: The North Carolina legislature has called a special session for Wednesday to overturn Charlotte's recently passed nondiscrimination ordinance that provides much-needed protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) residents.  The hate that is growing in this country is very scary.  The sadness is my husband and I just returned from being with his sister to say goodbye.  She died on Sunday.  It's hard to process and deal with all these strong emotions all at the same time.

I did this journal spread over a year ago but it still  expresses my feelings.


These two spreads were done in the last week.
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23 comments:

  1. ThomasMarch 23, 2016 at 7:02 AM

    So much amazing work here to enjoy - all so full of emotion. Incredible.

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  2. PiaRomMarch 23, 2016 at 7:40 AM

    Wow so amazing work!! The second page gave goosebumps all over ;)

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  3. PilgrimMarch 23, 2016 at 7:44 AM

    Stunning layouts, they make me think and feel the emotion.

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  4. Judy WiseMarch 23, 2016 at 10:25 AM

    Love these pages, Terry and that you have the courage to live your best life. Especially I love the one about healing and exposing our wounds. I think artists are the best the human race has to offer. That is all.

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    1. tgarrettMarch 23, 2016 at 10:29 AM

      Thank you so much Judy- We do have to meet in person one day!

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  5. jacki longMarch 23, 2016 at 10:52 AM

    Beautiful work, as always Terry.
    I am always touched by the emotion that pours from your pages in such an eloquent way. You are such a good and kind soul that this world of ours clashes with your humanity. We need more of you! ♥♥♥

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    1. tgarrettMarch 23, 2016 at 2:04 PM

      Thank Jacki- these are hard times to remain positive but I still see beauty and my heart remains warm with people like you in it.

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  6. Cate RoseMarch 23, 2016 at 3:47 PM

    Terrific spreads, Terry. Yes, things have gotten worse than worse here in the USA. The voter fraud in Arizona yesterday leaves me very discouraged that we can actually change things. :(

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    1. tgarrettMarch 23, 2016 at 7:29 PM

      thank you Connie- I just have to try to have hope.

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  7. UnknownMarch 24, 2016 at 4:07 AM

    I am so sorry for your loss. My sister-in-law died last September, she was like a sister to me and I miss her.

    The hate that is showing itself in this country and in the world is scaring me also and I have no answers or solutions, I am just hoping calmer people will rise to the top, but if not I am afraid where this hate will take us.

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    1. tgarrettMarch 25, 2016 at 1:26 PM

      yes hoping for a way to end this hateful direction

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  8. Marianne Morris ArtMarch 24, 2016 at 4:52 AM

    I'm so sorry about your sister-in-law... loss is always so hard for those who were close. I'm glad you have your journals to work through your feelings. It will help. Your pages are very expressive.

    I think the rest of the world is watching the American election in stunned amazement.... here in Canada we are thinking maybe a wall on your northern border as well wouldn't be such a bad idea...

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  9. johnMarch 25, 2016 at 8:02 AM

    You capture feeling so well. Amazing!

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  10. treeMarch 25, 2016 at 10:16 PM

    your second piece very eloquently states the process. It's important that we keep our hearts open, allowing the pain to pass through and be released and not hardening our heart to the process. It is so easy to allow distortions - bitterness, resentment, extreme sadness and to succumb to these emotions. i have been honored to watch you in your healing process and i want you to know that when i go into my healing space to work with souls who are struggling I take the spirit of what you do with me. When we do our deep healing work and we shift as a result a sacred space is created in which those around us can also shift energetically <3 I love you Terry

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  11. tgarrettMarch 26, 2016 at 3:34 AM

    Thank you Tree. The means so much to me

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  12. KristineMarch 27, 2016 at 12:58 PM

    These three spreads make me equally sad and hopeful. They are comforting in the wake of NC's unfathomable decision and the ugliness DT is promoting. I am indebted to you for creating and sharing them. Thank you for 'living out loud'.

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  13. Sharmon DavidsonMarch 31, 2016 at 10:17 AM

    Terry, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's sister; I know how hard it is to recover from the death of someone so close to you. All three of these pieces are so eloquently expressive of your feelings that they make feel like crying. "Hate in the Guise of the Holy" especially touches me, on a personal level as well as a political one. I know too many people who claim to be religious and yet are so full of hate that it astonishes me. Now I get to see that same thing played out every night on the news. It's a very scary time in our country, and I'm at a loss as to how we can change it. It's so sad that the nondiscrimination ordinance may be overturned; I sincerely hope it isn't.

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