The Abstract Art Gallery
A writing gallery created by writers from around the world. From poetry to song lyrics, from essays to entire novels and short stories.
You have a right to be who you are. Your unique talents have a place in this world. If you have not found your place yet, please keep seeking. There is a place for you.
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…out who we are is a process that takes a lifetime. Even the person who is lying on their death bed, doesn't fully realize who they are…
By John Davis
Read MoreWhen you are willing to engage with the struggle of letting go while being empowered to change what you can, you will find a peace that no illusion of control will ever bring you.
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…question came to my mind this morning. I’m sure it has come to yours.
When will our lives get back to…
By John Davis
Read More…can be very challenging. When you decide to take on a new challenge, you are going to feel discomfort. It’s this way for many people. It’s a normal part of the process. I invite you today to take on that new challenge…
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…a male. I know nothing of the pain of childbirth. To pretend I do would be extremely dismissive to the women in the world who have. I will not go…
By John C. Davis
Read MoreWe are worthy of a beautiful life regardless of what we look like, what family we came…
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…is the first thought that goes through your mind when somebody says that to you? Be honest now... I can tell you the first thought that goes through my mind is usually not very supportive. It usually runs somewhere between "If you only knew me", and "Are you…
By John C. Davis
Read MoreThere is a tension between knowing that it’s good for us to stay and commit to the situation at hand, and knowing that it is healthy for us to stretch and grow.
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…as a society are always looking to something outside of ourselves to fix us. You can call it an addiction, envy, or restlessness. But, we all know what I'm talking about. It's the belief that if we could just be…
By John C. Davis
Read MoreGrieving is not something any of us look forward to. But, the gifts contained in the experience of grieving are rich with opportunities for healing.
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…admit it. None of us like to grieve. It is not something we ask for. It is not something we look forward to. It is not something we hope…
By John C. Davis
Read MoreA brief essay on the loss of my best friend. Inspired by the prompt, "Time of Death".
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…part of her died the day she was diagnosed. Pancreatic Cancer. She once told me she would have taken any other Cancer: breast, liver, colon, stomach. The survival rate for Pancreatic Cancer is 9%. I was convinced that my best friend, Sonya, would be one of those 9%. Sonya was one of those people…
By Christine Obst
Read MoreMusings on the death of my father
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…rang the front doorbell for the third time and followed it by banging on the edge of the security door. Her client was deaf but usually, after the second ring, she would hear him shuffling to answer the door. The house was as secure as Fort Knox. There were deadlocks on both doors and all the windows. Security doors…
By Alexandra de Fircks
Read MoreSo, I am 72 years old. Early this morning I had a chance to talk to my Future. It was one of those casual, chance encounters and my Future grabbed a chair and sat down before me. “You know,” it said, “at 72 you have certainly gathered a lot of memories and experiences. So, you probably wouldn’t be bothered too much if I told you that you only had 8 more years of your life. I mean, lots of people die long before even…
By James Geehring
Read MoreOur past failures were paving the road to our future success. Redemption takes place when we can embrace all of our experiences, and love ourselves completely despite our past failures.
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…is something that I have often been challenged with. That is, the idea that failing is part of success. My perfectionist brain wants to tell me that if I am to be a success in this world I must be a success all…
By John C. Davis
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