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I Can Handle Aliens

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I Can Handle Aliens


After a good night sleep, I woke up early this Monday morning; it feels good! I’m off for a morning hike and then I’m back home to work on some more “LITTLE” and possibly a little painting. We’ll see how the mood strikes after my hike.

This past Saturday, after a hike in Griffith Park with my sister Blanca and my godson, Michael, we saw the ‘Water is Life’ show at the planetarium inside the observatory. It was just okay, but seeing the stars light up in a darkness struck a nerve, it gave me a great sense of wonder and I even got a little teary eyed. If only we could see stars like that every day.

I’ll take this thought with me as I go on my hike and see if I’m inspired to do a ‘LITTLE” piece inspired by our night sky.

The piece here is titled, “Alien Versus Alien.” It’s from my ‘LITTLE’ series and it’s inspired by the idea that we refer to people, mostly Mexicans, (without legal papers) as aliens. Though both my parents, now citizens, have been in the US for over fifty years, at some point, they didn’t have papers and were ‘aliens’ themsleves. Does this in some way make me an alien? Ha!

One dictionary defines ‘alienated’ as “Cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged.” Throughout my life, I can definitely say I have felt alienated, especially in high school. I still do sometimes, but as I age, it doesn’t really affect me; I can handle it! It reminds me of the great quote by Mother Theresa "I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much."

I’ll take this thought with me today. I know I can handle it.

Have a most beautiful week!