What Makes You You? Each answer acts as an inspiration for me to create a unique digital image.

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number 885
Ego centrically  attached to this ‘Duality’  defined body and story  Moich ( Martin) Abrahams.
Philosophically, intuitively, logically the ‘Non Dual’ imperative is I am Love, there is nothing else, Every thing else, including all attempts to define What I am or Who I am is nonsense.
PS ‘Love’ used here is an adjective to point at an assumed characteristic of that Unicity , the UNDIVIDED Oneness,  the All that there is, which could be said to ‘take care of itself’,  adopted and extrapolated from the human term for the highest value of ‘Taking Care’ within eg  a human family,  to be a descriptor,  or name even, of that One, that ‘I Am’ , yet used here,  in a way impossible  to grasp by a human mind. Not simply love as understood in human terms. Yet, I Am Love, I Am That.
inspired by Martin Moich Abraham

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number 883
I started creating art for myself when I was sixty three and got divorced after a very long marriage. My first collection was The Art of Divorce, capturing not the stories but the emotional journey. I had my first solo exhibit within 6 months and it’s been a remarkable journey.  I was a TV Producer in the Broadcast and cable businesses.
Top to bottom 
RISING FROM THE ASHES 
TRUTH
SHATTERED
inspired by Carol J Cohn

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number 882
I’d describe myself as being: Happy, positive & smiling. I love dogs, summer hillwalking and being creative. But in the background there’s a lot of self doubt, anxiety and lack of confidence. That’s me! Oh and the beach, walks on the beach are good for the soul.
inspired by Cerina

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number 881
What makes me is the understanding that reality is infinite and ever expanding in all dimensions.  Be that knowing people’s feelings, details of a market, effect of one’s actions on change, questions on why we are here, how we are here, what’s on the internet (!)etc.  And that as a person, no matter how clever, experienced or gifted our knowledge of all such aspects measures no more than a school ruler or at best a surveyor’s measuring staff.
What makes me me is trying to extend that measure but more importantly, learning to be comfortable with not knowing beyond that measure.  The former is obvious but mastering the latter is a lifetime’s work and in its mastery lies the antidote to hubris and arrogance.  I still have a long way to go!
inspired by Rob Earle

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number 879
Thank you for the question, that connects me to you, as by asking it, you have become part of me. All that is in me is now, is flowing in your direction, all that has been in me, is in this moment connecting me to you, as has connected me to others, with mycelium like strands, all beings all things, through time past, present, future, the liquid and the gas.
Whoops I would have continued the waffle but my finger slipped and what was sent, was sent and so perhaps that was meant to be, as I could waffle on for an eternity, as I am part of that matrix, that web of all things and I am just a speck that tries to accept my own insignificance, but my significance too, as part of the multiverse, that is huge and what makes me me is that trying to see through and having the patience is part of it too.👁🥰
inspired by Justin Vibert Wilson

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number 873
Being born a girl, being born into a poor working class family. Being dyslexic…not having access to books or ideas till I was four.. having access to books ideas and pictures after I was four…education….. socialism, feminism , Friends, children, dogs…hopes  and dreams … 
inspired by Loraine Monk

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In collaboration with Narture, they bake bread to earn the dough to fund arts projects.
https://www.narture.co.uk/

number 866
What makes me me: 
My experiences have shaped me into who I am. I have anxiety and OCD which aren’t parts of myself I enjoy but they are still a part of me, and I’m learning to accept that. The music that I listen to makes me feel uplifted and energised. Bad days make me feel uncertain about the future. Good days give me hope. Spending time with friends makes me happy.
inspired by Donut Panic 

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In collaboration with Narture, they bake bread to earn the dough to fund arts projects.
https://www.narture.co.uk/

number 863

Helping others find their voice! 
Voice is the primary instrument. We all have one and it’s the most immediate way we connect with other people. The singing voice is one the most effective ways to build a connection with others, but also to connect with one’s innermost self! 
Singing helped me lose myself when I needed to escape in my childhood, find myself when I broke into adulthood. I lost my voice (figuratively) in recent years when dealing with personal trauma, but found it in different ways, through helping others to find theirs and to heal their voice. Healing others helps to heal me too. Breath, body voice connection is my currently mantra in both my own performing practice and my Singing for Health work. 
“Music transcends all and I truly believe it is the farthest-reaching form of communication. Everyone has a musical voice, and it is my mission to help others find theirs” (R Hynes, 2023)

If it helps, I love to sea swim & crochet. I often sing when I am in the sea; most often found at the Pier end of Ayr Beach. Rollerskating is a long term hobby too & I want to roller skate up and down the prom when I get fit enough! 🌷

inspired by Rach (Lizzy) Haynes