I Love Trees!

          When I recorded this video, I had been working on this illustration for hours and had extemporaneously decided to record my progress.  I had not planned to do anything of the kind, and hence my utterance was spoken on the spur of the moment and is therefore unscripted and embarrassingly honest. 

           I ended up sharing the clip with a few friends who offered varying responses.  One friend chuckled so hard that she snorted right out loud.  My plain words embarrassed her, I think.  Or perhaps my need to make sense of my life made her feel embarrassed for me.  I don't know.  But then, there was another friend who sent me a text message, which I have kept till this day.  She wrote: “tears started trickling down my face.  I am now a big mess at work, but was worth it.  You touched something in my soul . . . and it was beautiful.”

           I suppose, I am hoping, that for every chuckle there will its counterpart—a sigh—from someone who feels less alone because of my simple-mindedness.

           So here’s to you, "Ms. AQ", your text has made me feel less alone too.