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What Lies Below

I think we often pursue things for reasons that we don’t fully understand. So much of our behavior and motivation comes from our unconscious. And it was only when I started communicating with my own unconscious mind that I found real purpose in life.

This series is an expression of my personal unconscious.

Before I discovered painting, I consumed endless streams of content about “pursuing your passion.” For years, I obsessed about finding my passion in life. I remember thinking at the time, "what if I don’t know what I’m passionate about?" I don’t know where to start. I searched and searched, always coming up short.

For me, the passion didn’t emerge until my life fell apart in many ways. In the process of rebuilding my life, I started to face myself. And I discovered there were parts of myself that I didn’t like, that were quite ugly. But the more I talked with myself, the more my understanding grew. I learned how to communicate with my unconscious, the good parts and the bad. Guided by the works of C.G. Jung, I found painting. Not overnight, but over time, bit by bit, stumbling in the dark, following little glimmers of light.

I know there’s a lot of you that feel like you’re destined for something, but just haven’t found it yet. There’s also a lot of you that have become disillusioned with whatever you were doing. I can only say what worked for me: To stop looking outward, and start looking inward.

The Answers Lies Below.