“Georgia O’Keeffe also showed her independence by painting what she wanted. Not that anybody tried to stop her from painting anything, but she went places that she wanted to go with nobody’s permission but her own. She painted what she wanted in the way she wanted. She didn’t care if it wasn’t the “right way” to paint. She knew her way was right, and nobody could convince her otherwise.”  — Weebly.

I went a bit crazy today. Call it an experiment binge.

Ken sent me a message yesterday about my spiritual explorations. He got right to the point:” You’re nuts.” He is not the first person to tell me that; I know it to be true. I always used the word “crazy,” but my shrink said it was too harsh. “Strange would do,” she said.

I’ve learned to avoid engaging or arguing with people who use odd punctuation or exclamation marks; it never goes well. It always feels that they don’t quite agree with what they wrote; they must add something.

But Ken had a point.

I’ve been reading a lot about Georgia O’Keeffe lately, and she was frequently called all kinds of names, from whore to faker to insane. She said she was happy to be crazy, as everyone she liked was crazy, and she rarely was comfortable with anyone who claimed to be sane.

She said they were boring. Bless her spirit and courage.

I thanked Ken for calling me nuts. If I’ve earned anything in my life, it’s that the so-called “sane” people are crazier than anyone. Look what they’ve done to our world.

Again, I shared a common value with O’Keeffe,  someone far out of my range who I admired. I am crazy, or “nuts,” as Ken put it, and I went crazy with experimentation with a tech-teacher friend who went on Light Room with me to help me get to the next level.

It was great fun and left me high as a kite. I did get to another level and have many more to go. I might even get crazier.

Please feel free to come along for the ride. It will be easier if you are a little strange, too. I can’t wait to share these pictures; thanks much. I think I’ve reached another place. I earned my position on the earth today; it’s time to check out. Thanks so much, Diane.

I hope to see you all tomorrow.