and the day came…

Was just on flickr to do a random photoshop thing (thx JG) and saw this, and really liked it. The image isn’t that awesome. and the quote isn’t either. but somehow the two together were profound to me, for, I don’t know, thirty seconds.

Here it is:

day 341: and the day came when the risk
to remain tight in a bud was more painful
than the risk it took to blossom


copyright pam.ela on flickr

Quote by Anais Nin. (was on the flickr page – not my idea to combine.)

My thirty seconds of profound appreciation, it should be noted, was shorter than the amount of time it took me to write this post. ciest la vie.

Author: Robert Bettmann

Founder of Day Eight, and the DC Arts Writing Fellowship.