Diane Fraley

Tag: letting go

Who I Was

Two versions of Norma pull opposite ends of a rope, representing the tension between who she was and who she is becoming.

Yield

Norma bends gracefully beneath a larger figure, illustrating the strength to adapt without losing herself.

What I Keep

Norma sits thoughtfully on a large book beneath the silhouette of an older figure, reflecting on what she was taught and what she chooses to believe.

Not Yet

Norma stands between two doors labeled “WAS” and “WILL BE,” thinking, “I can be here without knowing what comes next.”

Still, I Choose

Norma looks toward the light while a large shadow labeled Fear follows behind her.

Awakening Heart

Norma watches a frozen heart thaw with warmth and flames, thinking, “I’m ready to feel.”

Widening Circles

Illustration of Norma as a snail traveling along a widening spiral path from light into darkness, with the words, “We circle back, but each turn widens the world.

Holding On

norma holding onto the abstract “it” symbol, clinging with arms and leg

Don’t Measure Up to it

Norma stands barefoot beside a tall measuring-stick version of the abstract “it,” her head bowed as she fails to reach its markings. The quote reads: “Some standards aren’t meant to be met—they’re meant to be questioned.

Stop Carrying it with You

Norma walks barefoot with a large black backpack containing the “it” symbol. She turns her head to look back at it, suggesting awareness of the emotional burden she carries.

The Burden of it

Norma, wearing a red shirt and black pants, is hunched under the symbolic figure “it” resting heavily on her back. The background is black on the left and white on the right, with the quote: “Some things we carry were never meant to be ours.

Open Heart

Norma opens a black heart-shaped space in her chest as white energy lines swirl outward, symbolizing emotional openness and strength.

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