Notes to self and fellow souls from an underwater artist
(title picture: “Basho’s Frog (A Smaller Splash)” (partim) by Sky Hoorne 02022)

The healthy way to handle rejection is not to harden and not to go into counter-rejection. Not to get caught in trauma and drama.
To go back underwater and to remain generous is the best way to thrive and survive. To be able to stand alone and be nourished by the people who support and care if you are lucky to have some around, and to feed on the energy and contentment released from the creative process.
The answer lies not in thoughts or in returning the rejecting gesture but rather in the body and the prereflective realm.
Honour the generative source, focus on delivering the next offspring of creations, like a dedicated midwife to nature’s infinite creativity.