The sun comes over the mountains to remind me of the now…up for 4 hours (my body wakes up without consulting me these days), already doing laundry and tidying here and there. Feeling uneasy about a leader telling people not to accept what they see and hear and then, I realize the (unintended) truth in this statement.

We tell ourselves stories about ourselves and each other that speak with the altered ego’s voice. The mirror of falsity widens, shocks, alarms—and, waits for our eyes to clear.

Look hard with the eyes of your heart and soul.

[an earlier untitled digital collage from 2010, © Elsah Cort]