I HUG THE WIND 5x7" ACRYLIC PAINTING
Details:
This 5x7" acrylic original art piece is painted on high quality watercolor paper and mounted to a wood panel. Composed especially for this piece, a unique poem is penned on the back and the painting is signed on the lower left front corner. The panel can be hung as is or framed. Please allow 10 days processing time before your painting is shipped.
The Poem:
I wrap my arms around the wind
Cause I believe it's made for me
But I can’t control it, I can’t ask it to stop
Only you tell the breeze when to turn on and off
As You let it blow, I must let it go
But whenever I feel it’s touch on my skin
I hug the wind
~Kayla Cornwell
Inspiration:
Part of the Forgiveness Collection, this piece captures the open freedom of true forgiveness, and specifically of letting go of your control of others and giving them to God. The wind is blowing and you feel it but you have no control over it. But what you do have control over is your response and your choices.
Such a huge part of forgiveness is letting go of your control of others, even if it’s just a mindset. Letting go of your “right” to hurt them back or of your “right” to make them change (this is what I struggle with). It is soooo hard. But when you do, you realize how much of a burden you were carrying around. This doesn't mean justifying or excusing their actions. And it doesn’t mean failing to set up appropriate boundaries. It only means releasing others and taking control of yourself. This fuels the process of you feeling emotionally safe AND stops YOU from being controlled by others.
This is especially important when you are still in relationship with that person!
My Story:
I really struggle to trust other people to God. I always seem to want to get involved and "help" them make the right decisions or I hang on to unhealthy relationships to my own harm. Instead, I've realized that forgiveness actually empowers you to let go and let God win the spiritual battle of your heart. This means He has your heart, you relinquish control and give the other person to Him. It also means letting go of bitterness, resentment, and fear. These are definitely spiritual matters!
More often than not we love the people that hurt us so this makes it extra difficult! For me, releasing control sometimes looks like: Not micromanaging other people's behavior (constantly checking/monitoring them); Respecting it when someone says they don't want to talk about it; Working on my own anxiety and taking it a day at a time; Praying for them but not letting it consume me; Putting systems in place that help fill my needs so I don't feel as fragile to the potential actions of those I am forgiving. For example; establishing a safe community of friends, joining a support group, furthering a career/passion you love, etc.
Details:
This 5x7" acrylic original art piece is painted on high quality watercolor paper and mounted to a wood panel. Composed especially for this piece, a unique poem is penned on the back and the painting is signed on the lower left front corner. The panel can be hung as is or framed. Please allow 10 days processing time before your painting is shipped.
The Poem:
I wrap my arms around the wind
Cause I believe it's made for me
But I can’t control it, I can’t ask it to stop
Only you tell the breeze when to turn on and off
As You let it blow, I must let it go
But whenever I feel it’s touch on my skin
I hug the wind
~Kayla Cornwell
Inspiration:
Part of the Forgiveness Collection, this piece captures the open freedom of true forgiveness, and specifically of letting go of your control of others and giving them to God. The wind is blowing and you feel it but you have no control over it. But what you do have control over is your response and your choices.
Such a huge part of forgiveness is letting go of your control of others, even if it’s just a mindset. Letting go of your “right” to hurt them back or of your “right” to make them change (this is what I struggle with). It is soooo hard. But when you do, you realize how much of a burden you were carrying around. This doesn't mean justifying or excusing their actions. And it doesn’t mean failing to set up appropriate boundaries. It only means releasing others and taking control of yourself. This fuels the process of you feeling emotionally safe AND stops YOU from being controlled by others.
This is especially important when you are still in relationship with that person!
My Story:
I really struggle to trust other people to God. I always seem to want to get involved and "help" them make the right decisions or I hang on to unhealthy relationships to my own harm. Instead, I've realized that forgiveness actually empowers you to let go and let God win the spiritual battle of your heart. This means He has your heart, you relinquish control and give the other person to Him. It also means letting go of bitterness, resentment, and fear. These are definitely spiritual matters!
More often than not we love the people that hurt us so this makes it extra difficult! For me, releasing control sometimes looks like: Not micromanaging other people's behavior (constantly checking/monitoring them); Respecting it when someone says they don't want to talk about it; Working on my own anxiety and taking it a day at a time; Praying for them but not letting it consume me; Putting systems in place that help fill my needs so I don't feel as fragile to the potential actions of those I am forgiving. For example; establishing a safe community of friends, joining a support group, furthering a career/passion you love, etc.
Details:
This 5x7" acrylic original art piece is painted on high quality watercolor paper and mounted to a wood panel. Composed especially for this piece, a unique poem is penned on the back and the painting is signed on the lower left front corner. The panel can be hung as is or framed. Please allow 10 days processing time before your painting is shipped.
The Poem:
I wrap my arms around the wind
Cause I believe it's made for me
But I can’t control it, I can’t ask it to stop
Only you tell the breeze when to turn on and off
As You let it blow, I must let it go
But whenever I feel it’s touch on my skin
I hug the wind
~Kayla Cornwell
Inspiration:
Part of the Forgiveness Collection, this piece captures the open freedom of true forgiveness, and specifically of letting go of your control of others and giving them to God. The wind is blowing and you feel it but you have no control over it. But what you do have control over is your response and your choices.
Such a huge part of forgiveness is letting go of your control of others, even if it’s just a mindset. Letting go of your “right” to hurt them back or of your “right” to make them change (this is what I struggle with). It is soooo hard. But when you do, you realize how much of a burden you were carrying around. This doesn't mean justifying or excusing their actions. And it doesn’t mean failing to set up appropriate boundaries. It only means releasing others and taking control of yourself. This fuels the process of you feeling emotionally safe AND stops YOU from being controlled by others.
This is especially important when you are still in relationship with that person!
My Story:
I really struggle to trust other people to God. I always seem to want to get involved and "help" them make the right decisions or I hang on to unhealthy relationships to my own harm. Instead, I've realized that forgiveness actually empowers you to let go and let God win the spiritual battle of your heart. This means He has your heart, you relinquish control and give the other person to Him. It also means letting go of bitterness, resentment, and fear. These are definitely spiritual matters!
More often than not we love the people that hurt us so this makes it extra difficult! For me, releasing control sometimes looks like: Not micromanaging other people's behavior (constantly checking/monitoring them); Respecting it when someone says they don't want to talk about it; Working on my own anxiety and taking it a day at a time; Praying for them but not letting it consume me; Putting systems in place that help fill my needs so I don't feel as fragile to the potential actions of those I am forgiving. For example; establishing a safe community of friends, joining a support group, furthering a career/passion you love, etc.