Lilies in the Field
Sonya Fe is an international known artist who resides in Las Cruces
(April 2020) My life hasn’t changed much. I am a studio artist and spend most my time in my studio. I don’t care to socialize much anyway except on Facebook, because there I have control to turn on or off. I don’t like social obligations. I have a very difficult time attending parties, events and social commitments. However, once I am there I do enjoy them. During this pandemic, I have found much peace. I go outside and notice nature is alive and say to myself, it is so beautiful out here.
Hard to believe there is a deadly virus out here.
I see the birds and trees flourishing and it lifts my spirits. I stand in my court yard next to this shrub tree as a bird builds his nest . The world falls apart , but nature still keeps on . Like something Jesus said about the ‘lily of the fields’ and something about the ‘ravens’.
As I stated I have always been a loner so to speak, meaning in my youth I have done much solo. I have traveled on the bus, rode trips when I got a car, gone to galleries, museums and restaurants solo. So that mind set is still in me, though I am married now. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy people, but I also enjoy my time to do what I want without interruptions.
This quarantine has given me the peace of mind to create without interruptions of social obligations. Yes, I may sound like an old fart, but I am really quite happy being alone. Being alone is different from being lonely which I am not .
Yes, I am aware of people dying and that is tragic. But I can’t do anything about that except stay out of everyone’s face and place . What I don’t understand about this pandemic is why was there a shortage of TP? It is food that one needs and without it the TP is useless. Shopping at the stores restores my faith in people, they are all so polite.
I’m one of those people who makes lemonade out of lemons…maybe this horrible virus made us all take stock of what is really important in life.
Love and respect each other.