"I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good. . Look for the sunlight through the clouds" -- President Gordon B. Hinckley ("The Continuing Pursuit of Truth," Ensign, Apr. 1986, 2-4).
Clark doesn’t like this picture of me, he says it looks “spooky” & dark and doesn’t like to see me that way.
Clark also isn’t fond of this painting I did, for the same reasons:
I can understand why someone may think that way - especially when they don’t understand the meaning of both images. Here is my intent in these two pieces of art:
The painting represents the ‘dark place’ one goes to when they are down. The light ‘rays’ that you see is kinda what you would consider the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’. You may wonder why the hands disappear. Well, to me when I’m in my ‘dark place’ I get almost to the point where I want to give up. That I don’t have a ‘handle’ on life and that I’m drowning. The light saves me, and that’s why it goes behind my head and around my body- but nevertheless the dark creeps/seeps back into my life causing me to lose myself. A never ending cycle- like ying and yang- with the good comes the bad and visa versa.
With my picture, my blue eyes have the same meaning as the white rays of light in my painting I did. These two pieces of art represent the human part of me. The imperfect being that I am. The human that makes mistakes and gets down, but nevertheless always returns to the truth and light that is God, The Spirit - the One True Gospel that gives me hope to move forward. 
I share this with you because I have felt frustrated today. I needed to vent to get it off my mind and onto “paper”. I am frustrated with losing weight and just everything that has seemed to spiral out of control. I know and understand reality, but there are little things that poke at me, reminding me of the current situation. I’ll get through it. The light that shines for me, reminds me that when I win this battle of weight-loss, I’ll be a stronger woman because I never gave up. The light that reminds me that when I win this battle of debt, I’ll be a stronger woman because I never gave up and I learned more than I ever would have had I not continued on. 
Thanks for letting me vent.
Thank you for helping me do what I love to do and reach my dream of being a full time writer!
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It could be the cloudy skies too, its been cloudy for a while, it suits me but after a few days of it some people start to get in a funk. The sun is supposed to start shinning on Wed. Hit the beach, you can’t ever be discouraged at the beach, take a lovely long walk down it and get a little excercise at the same time, two birds with one stone. And never forget, tomorrow is a new day.
It is spooky but this is why I like it. Actually I like it a little better than the painting. I can feel what you want to say in the pic better than in the painting. It strikes me much better in the pic.