Serenity

Sharing an excerpt from the poem "Desiderata" that i was thinking of when creating this piece, it was hung on the back of our restroom door when i was a child so i used to read it every day from a young age, it also makes me think of my mother and how she raised me as a single parent.

'Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time."

By Max Ehrmann, 1927