Ancillary Love

Ancillary Love (2022), oil painting, 32x40 inches.
 
We learned, slowly, that no one becomes their fullest self alone. Growth happened in rooms where love felt steady, where encouragement didn’t demand repayment, where presence was offered without conditions. The people we kept close were not those who clung or drained, but those who gathered growth, who made space for us to stretch without fear. In that kind of company, we didn’t force ourselves to bloom. We simply did. Watching others rise is its own kind of becoming. There is a deep joy in that exchange. 
 
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