There is a ancient myth about koi that I am referencing. The story was that if a koi perservered and swam up river to the Dragons Gate waterfall and managed to jump over it, the koi would become a dragon. This koi did not manage to finish his trip. He is only partly dragon, which is why he is long and has whiskers.

Sometimes obstacles block our way, and it seems we've nowhere left to turn. No escape from it, we become stuck in a rut. Doing the same things, expecting different results.

We all have our own waterfalls to jump over before we can be who we were meant to be. The question is, do we have what it takes to make the trip?

Prismacolor Pencils on black cardstock.
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