Rob @johnston1364 challenged me to portray an emotion for get-pushed this week ., Not often a man asks about your emotions! haha he might get more than he bargained for!
Well this picture is about something that has been happening to me, I have been getting pain in various joints and this week my toe swelled and i have trouble walking. I suspect it is the beginnings of some kind of arthritis, A friend who lost her son in a mining accident said the same thing happened to her, that grief is perceived as similar to a virus in our system and our bodies manifest inflammation as a response. One book i consulted mentioned the 'type' of person that gets arthritic maladies is one with unresolved grief and bottled anger. the trigger for this flare up seemed to be a harrowing period in my relationship. One thing is for sure emotions can affect our physical bodies .. and need effective resolution or they play havoc.
I really like this and I totally relate to your story. I hope you can heal yourself from whatever it is in your past relationship that is bogging you down.
Kali - we have an uncommon commonness! Your photo is similar to effects I've been playing around with tonight. Your troubles this week reflect my own - I have psoriatic arthritis, related to rheumatoid. Bottled grief and anger manifest through any channel they can find when not dealt with. This is my 'dealing' year and so far so good. I hope you will be able to do the same.
Interesting and of course makes sense , Having turned 55 this summer I have noticed new pains and aches. I never considered that some of them could be related to emotional stress, something that I carry around with me even though I swear to ditch it regularly, only to clutch it tighter. As always you picture conveys the subject perfectly...
@jack4john has to be the most difficult thing of the human existence, as if we cant deal with stuff all at once so we tuck it away and it has to come out somehow, bit by bit, would be good if we could just have a good cry and it was gone, but it seems to take more than that.
@kali66 Nicely portrayed in your image. I agree that it has to be the most difficult thing. It's good that photos are a good way of dealing with it for you. Hope you're feeling better soon.
What an emotive portrait. Beautifully taken. I know what you mean about grief. I have lost so many people in my life, it is quite overwhelming. My dog passed away recently in Feb (I put it up on my project) and all the bottled loss rushed in at once. I have been feeling ill too. We went to look at dogs this weekend and strangely I have felt most better than I have in ages. Emotions are a funny animal (excuse pun). Get well soon. Huge fav!
Very interesting subject pain, I am now 82 and have pain all the time, I find the best way to deal with it is to forget it, if you can. Do something, try something different.
Absolutely... inflammation... festering... sometimes the pain and grief and trauma and sorrow can overwhelm our toolbox of coping mechanisms, and our bodies reveal it physically. This is a great shot of that feeling of a dark bear on your back whispering gross bleakness in your ear. Seeking to separate the connected enlightened and knowing self, from the grieving suffering self, and remind her she is enough, she is forgiven, she is safe.
Amazing that this photo shows more than one thing, at least to me. Well done for the challenge. Again prayers for peace and handling grief that doesn't leave us alone.
@daisyditch one thing sets it off and suddenly its all your sorrow coming up, hope you find a nice dog, animals are a great salve, but they have short lifespans too.
So effective, as your work always tends to be. Sorry to hear about your health, sorrow can indeed make one ill. My thoughts are with you so that you´d find calmness of mind that would be reflected as calmness of the body
What an interesting thought and a not untimely one. I have just lost my sister and am dealing with intense pain in many joints. Your photo does indeed portray pain...internal and external.
Stunning visually and your words. Never thought of grief in physical terms before but oh my does that may so much sense. To understand life and its complexities is never ending. Discovering and exploring my art again, has allowed me to realize that I have more to question.
Very poignat picture... Thank you for your sharing Kali! I suffer from AR and fibromyalgia and I agree with you: soul and body rejoyce and suffer in unison and the only way to heal is to cure them both... I'm with you!
Sorry I haven't got round to mine - its been a busy week with family this week.