One year old today!

This little birthday boy came to my studio.  He was exactly one year old, and it's amazing when you think about everything that happens during this first, important year!

Mother and Child

There is an almost supernatural bond between a mother and her child. 

A string attached to each heart.

Even when they don't know it.

Where do they come from?

Where do they come from,

these perfect, little Beings?

Why are we entrusted with them,

these fragile, helpless, little creations?

We, who never will be able to perform this duty

the way it should be done.

There must be a reason,

and even if we don't know it,

we do our best,

while hoping we are helped...

The Universal Soul

In a little baby's eyes

we see the universal soul,

we see ourselves

the infant we were

and in many ways

always will be...

That hand

That hand is bigger than mine.

That is so reassuring.

I know it can lift me up

hold me

protect me

take me where I need to go.

When I'm grown up,

I will still need a hand

that is bigger than mine.

Being Here and Now

Babies really know the art of Being.

They know how to stay in whatever world they are in at the moment,

focusing on the Here and Now.

Why did we ever forget this?

Wonder who I am...

Isn't it too amazing to grasp, every new life?
A perfect, little human being, looking at you, looking out at the world.
A universe of possibilities lies within those eyes.
What's out there?
What am I going to do?
Who will I be to this world?
Who am I?

Dur dur d'être bébé

Yes, just like the French song title from 1992, it can be really hard to be a baby sometimes.  There is no way to talk about your troubles, you can't go for a walk, or eat chocolate or go shopping or whatever grown people do to make them feel better.

All you can do, is cry out, and hopefully someone will be  there for you.

Then, life is good again, safe, cozy and perfect.

We've all been there,

and in many ways,

we still are.

Push yourself harder...

“ You’ve got to push yourself harder.
You’ve got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take.
You’ve got to take the tools you have and probe deeper."
– William Albert Allard

A Baby's Thoughts

What is she thinking about, this little girl? It is like she knows something I don't, something I'm too grown up to realize...