In your heart

In the past month and a half I started re-watching my favorite cartoon from when I was a child. It was a fun and  heartwarming re-encounter after decades!

It got me thinking about how much I’ve stolen from myself the opportunity to watch it over and over. To laugh at phrases that didn’t make sense, to marvel at the animation that was my safe space a long time ago. Well, to just enjoy it. I have no idea why I didn’t allow myself to have great times watching something that made me feel happy. It reminded me to a Phoenix, that dies and comes back from its ashes. Our memories, the things we enjoy move to a secondary place because we need to take care of the present. Then, we find them again, and they ignite that spark that made us who we are today.

Could it be that this fire exists in our hearts? Maybe… like the Phoenix they fly back from the ashes in all its glory and with them, we find ourselves again.

Perhaps it’s just wishful thinking, or maybe I just wanted a reason to put a Phoenix in a painting because my favorite character is the Saint of Phoenix (Saint Seiya anime). But I’ve found something again and I’m so happy and thankful that I did.

This painting was created with acrylics on panel. It will be varnished with gloss varnish. The frame shown here is for display only, or I can include it if you wish.

Size (unframed) is 5in x 7in.

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