never-ending gallery
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never-ending series of local portraits
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I love the portraits of your local townspeople, G. I prefer them to the famous people, sometimes prefer them to Leonard even. There's kindness in your rendering, warmth 
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abby wrote:
>I love the portraits of your local townspeople, G. I prefer them to the famous people, sometimes prefer them to Leonard even. There's kindness in your rendering, warmth
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thank you, abby. if there seems to be kindness or warmth in some of these renderings, they are not intentional elements - most likely the result of an inherently thoughtless nature - an unconscious influence issuing from an unruly personality. accepting and appreciating a compliment, however, is important, because a person using energy to give a positive reaction to someone's efforts deserves respect.
someone recently asked "why do you seldom use the word 'i' when you write?" - a difficult question to answer. perhaps it's a way of avoiding self-focus, an attempt to distance oneself from exposure. combine that with the strict norwegian 'law of jante' ('you're not to think you are anything special'), plus the removal of one's ego (as happens during auratransformation) - and one becomes fearful of the individualism or 'grandstanding' that the word 'i' normally suggests.
it was interesting to learn that you sometimes prefer the sketches of townspeople to those of famous people - or even leonard. the neurological process of deciding preferences is complex, deeply reaching into one's personal experiences. needless to say it would probably be inappropriate to enter into such a private area here and now, as fascinating as such an examination might be
>I love the portraits of your local townspeople, G. I prefer them to the famous people, sometimes prefer them to Leonard even. There's kindness in your rendering, warmth
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thank you, abby. if there seems to be kindness or warmth in some of these renderings, they are not intentional elements - most likely the result of an inherently thoughtless nature - an unconscious influence issuing from an unruly personality. accepting and appreciating a compliment, however, is important, because a person using energy to give a positive reaction to someone's efforts deserves respect.
someone recently asked "why do you seldom use the word 'i' when you write?" - a difficult question to answer. perhaps it's a way of avoiding self-focus, an attempt to distance oneself from exposure. combine that with the strict norwegian 'law of jante' ('you're not to think you are anything special'), plus the removal of one's ego (as happens during auratransformation) - and one becomes fearful of the individualism or 'grandstanding' that the word 'i' normally suggests.
it was interesting to learn that you sometimes prefer the sketches of townspeople to those of famous people - or even leonard. the neurological process of deciding preferences is complex, deeply reaching into one's personal experiences. needless to say it would probably be inappropriate to enter into such a private area here and now, as fascinating as such an examination might be
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"i float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!"