In Progress Pt 2


I woke up yesterday morning with a short verse on my lips. I didn’t understand why I woke up saying out loud, “In the presence of greatness, surrounded by adversity…. outcome? In progress” As I did my usual morning thing, coffee and breakfast; that verse kept washing over me and the urge to paint it out so I figured it was spirit inspired since I couldn’t recall if I saw it somewhere. It was most likely nits and pieces of flashed inspiration I had picked up in my internet travels. It was coming in stronger until I did paint it out, it’s been awhile since I took out the paints.

  With the mindset that whatever I paint will never grace a wall of a museum or make anyone’s eyes pop out, it was pleasing and calming to me and as I painted out that verse that kept washing over me; I felt myself smile. There is a looming pendulum swaying over my head and getting closer and I do feel that all my efforts to stop it’s nearing has gone un-noticed but I try to jeep optimistic. I want to believe that this verse I woke up practically chanting was an angel whisper, a message from above from a higher source that my efforts and will have not gone un-noted, I have come so far but still have some road to walk. The outcome is still in progress but closer than I think.

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