“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.
Sermon on Peace and Nonviolence,
Christmas Eve, 1967

The themes of interdependence and Oneness run through all of my work. Here are a few gelatin silver cameraless prints, made entirely by hand, that kept me feeling connected to it all.

“The same stream of life that runs through the world
runs through my veins.” 
—Rabindranath Tagore 

"My young brother asked even the birds to forgive him. It may sound absurd, but it is right none the less, for everything, like the ocean, flows and enters into contact with everything else: touch one place, and you set up a movement at the other end of the world."
—Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people."
—Thich Nhat Hanh

"From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men—above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received."
—Albert Einstein, What I Believe

Thank you for reading.

This letter reaches you because our paths have crossed. May we keep learning the power of acceptance, the grace of forgiveness, and the meaning of being of service — creating in progress, not perfection.