According to legend, an awestruck admirer looked at Michelangelo's finished statue of David and asked him how he had done it. To which Michelangelo replied: "David was always there in the marble. I just took away everything that was not David." I have heard this before, but when I re-read it recently, it struck me very deeply. I began to look inward and apply this to myself. I can truly say that I have begun to work on all that is 'not Corinne'. In the past, my definition of myself was really … [Read more...]