I believe that relationships — with ourselves, with each other, with passions and desires — are all deeply impermanent. Everything changes; the way I feel, the way I think, the way I know, what I need. What I have today may only last this moment. But that doesn’t mean I shy away from cultivating long term connections, it just means that tomorrow will be different… and that’s okay. The secret for me is being in the present moment — fully and completely — being awake and aware and allowing myself to be filled with contentment right now. I am here. You are here. This passion is here. We are awake and present and able to enjoy *now*. Holding on to things keeps me locked in the past, and anxious about the future. But celebrating the present, even with all of its inherent impermanence, always brings me to a place of bliss!
— heidi kalyani, 2016
from the *nothing is black and white* project: illustration created out of meditation with a single unbroken line