Potential Accountable

Squished down, smudged out, puckered up, hidden away, silenced in. So many of us lay unaccounted for; our potential like soldiers slain on a battle field. We dull ourselves down into versions that seem more appropriate for our job, the circumstance, our relationship or whatever is in front of us at the moment. What we don’t realize about our potential is that people notice.

Julia Schwartz - Fool on the Hill

People see our ghost version impersonator wafting along, pretending to be us. Some will acknowledge the real us slain on the ground, glance between the two and sigh, others will engage the ghost with lust and verve and never care. A  small few will grab hold and point to the slain you and yell, “wake up!”

Potential is patient, non-judgy, and true. Holding oneself accountable is something only you can do. It’s a dirty process, painful, and count on coming unglued. There is no end, but the journey is what keeps you alive.

Julia Schwartz is an amazing artist/psychoanalyst represented by Bleicher/Golightly in Santa Monica.