On Becoming (revisiting old friends)

“On Becoming III: After the Velveteen Rabbit.” Tiny oil painting on panel 5x7”. ‼️SOLD. 🔴circa Dec 2021 . All moon gazing chaos bunny minis are sold!
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“I hope you allow your life to be bigger than you thought it could be. I hope you allow yourself to embody more beauty than you ever thought possible. I hope you don’t get trapped by the small stories, ideas you had about what the future may be. I hope you don’t long for things you’ve outgrown just because they’re familiar. I hope you don’t consider everything you lose to be a loss. I hope you don’t define yourself only by the limits of what you’ve known. I hope you don’t cap your potential at what others have said is possible.
✨Most of all,
I hope you recognize the light when it hits you.
I hope you let yourself do more than you ever thought you could.” - @briannawiest

If you never read The Velveteen Rabbit, it’s a story about growing up.  This bunny is trying to find himself and his worth. This is like when you grow up and you’re trying to figure where you fit in. People resonate with this story because it’s a universal aim of everyone to become real, authentically ourselves.
Out of fear of rejection, pain, or loneliness, we learn to become false. To curate a perfect appearance online is all too easy these days. It’s imperative to be real with ourselves, to love who we really are, and offer this to others so we can find out who can love us for whatever we are.
You don’t need anyone’s approval.
Validation is for parking tickets. ✨