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Working with Deborah Koff Chapin’s Soulcards
THE BRAVE ONES
Image Swimming is a term I invented for a series of literary meditations inspired by visual work — in this case, the work of Deborah Koff Chapin, creator of Soulcards. I’m using the cards from Deck 2. Please visit https://touchdrawing.com/ for more on this transformative process.
Yeah, whatever. That’s not at all what’s going on these days. That’s a bullshit kumbaya fantasy.
That was my first thought. That’s where I went first when I looked at this image. Pick another one, I thought. Pick a different image.
Instead I decided to stay with this one. To swim in it for a while.
When I did, I was reminded that millions of things are going on simultaneously in this world. Not just one thing. Not just climate change or political corruption or the rise in gun violence.
There is redemption going on, too.
There are people risking their lives for peace and succeeding.
Arguments are being waged that resolve into a deeper understanding on both sides. It really is happening all over the world.
It’s just not what gets reported.
