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Published: 2009-12-22 18:42:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1275; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 15
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Description "I'm so happy with my feet on the ground
So happy my head spins around
Quite content to sit on this fence
Quite content, now a little bit older"

These lyrics might mean nothing to many, but they spoke to me and inspired this picture. And here's what I have to say about it:

As sad as it may sound, a steady relationship, success and material possessions can't guarantee happiness. Despite everything you might have, sometimes it won't stop you from feeling as hopeless and helpless as an insect that has been turned over with its feet up in the air. Over the past few months, I've learned a lot about this feeling, so no matter what other may prefer, I'd pick the opposite emotion anytime. To me, happiness is the ability to feel the ground under your feet. To be in that special world in your mind where you will feel forever young and they only play music you like and you'd find your own reflection anytime even without the help of mirrors... The place where you can be yourself and what you want to be at the same time, where you need neither heaven, nor hell, just the ground you're standing on. Where here and now and the old days and the bright future are one and the same thing, and will never go away. A moment of carefree, sunny stillness, in which you're feeling content and alive, even if nothing great happens. Your personal eternal summer of the childhood you never had. A happy one.

You might not be able to see it on the picture with this size, but he is actually smiling. He's got the ground so close to his feet, after all. and here's the cheery picture for the day.

It'll probably sound very repetitive if i say I'm quite content with this picture, despite its countless mistakes. Thank you in advance for potential favorites and comments. I'll be back on DA after the Christmas holidays.
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Comments: 8

LadyTara [2010-05-06 00:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Very snazzy

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josephmerrick [2010-02-27 02:02:36 +0000 UTC]

Truly wonderful piece!

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Soulstripper In reply to josephmerrick [2010-04-19 09:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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AliDocious [2010-01-07 02:57:00 +0000 UTC]

I completly understand! Like, no matter what you do or what happens,, you feel different from others, and you don't feel like you belong, even if there are so many great moments and there are times when you feel happy, but at the end of the day, you just don't feel like you fit in. I know what that feels like, I feel it most everyday of my life. This painting is amazing, you did a really great job!

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ablessingandacurse [2009-12-23 06:40:31 +0000 UTC]

you having inspiring words, and what you say about happiness speaks clearly to me...

I hope you find the happiness your searching for.

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Haptesthai [2009-12-22 20:40:55 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful idea, and painting.

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SeleneRipper [2009-12-22 19:31:21 +0000 UTC]

You have no idea how happy I am to see this.

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FairyDandy [2009-12-22 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

"To me, happiness is the ability to feel the ground under your feet."
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