These pieces were inspired after a conversation I had with someone about the “what ifs” of life. The regrets we sit with and the unknowns that keep us stuck and indecisive. The future, being unknown to us, holds a paralysis over our actions, but I believe that we will never be free of the “what ifs” that like to hold us captive. We make decisions to the best of our ability, but no matter which path we may choose, doubts will creep in. Life is not worry-free, as much as we would like to hold more control over our futures, the hard truth is that it is not yet written and not yet known. Sometimes it feels like living with all the lights shut off, making it extremely uncomfortable to take just one step in any direction. The harder we cling to take control, the more uncomfortable we become. Some days you only have light illuminating your path for the next few steps, but I’m learning to be okay with just the here and now.
If there’s one thing we’ve all been learning over the past couple of years, it’s that life can certainly look completely different than we ever envisioned or planned, but it’s also brought with it the practice of faith and the practice of living in the moment that we’re given. Tomorrow is not yet known or promised.
These pieces are meant to depict the unfinished, unwritten, and unknown.
