I wonder if the pearl of great price is no longer itself when you think you can acquire it cheaply.
Of course the great price is not money it is a metaphor that you sacrifice all that you have that you are willing to become nothing in order to get this Pearl which is I think must be creativity.
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Visit the blog of Janet Weight Reed the artist who you will see is a good example of what I’m talking about
How my heart sings 