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About LEILA REYNOLDS

the

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surface and 60% of the human body. We begin life surrounded
by water in the womb. “Breaking water” is the beginning of life,
and without water, there is death. In many religious traditions
water symbolizes cleansing, new life, salvation, hope. And,

many myths and legends consider water as a connection to the
spiritual realm.

We use water to cook, to clean, to nourish, to heal, to heat, to
cool, to play. As a child, I would play in the creek on my uncle’s “OVERCOMING RESIS-
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feelings. Water evokes many emotions: gratitude for clean
water; joy for rain; peacefulness when I walk along the beach
and feel the sand oozing between my toes; calmness when I

hear water trickling over rocks in a stream.

I chose the ocean for this series because it reminds me of
the powerful forces of life over which we have no control. It
is teaching me to “let go.” I feel a profound awe for the image

of strength and power the ocean offers even as it pounds the
earth. The waves recede and leave silence. And tranquility.
Still water restores my soul.

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