<p>I had become unbearable to myself. I had to go. I just couldn&#8217;t stay where I was any longer. It would appear that we are assigned roles, (or assign ourselves roles) by our friends and family, which in some respect gives us a sense of pride and purpose and a sense of self (or self-importance in some cases). But then if we are tempted to step outside of that role or change it in some way, we are met with fierce blocks from the very same well-wishing friends and family. I needed to break myself down. And piece myself back together. I needed to change who I was, or I would continue to get dizzier and dizzier from the same song and dance of chasing my tail. Or I would die of boredom. Either way, I had to go. The bud had become too tight (thank you anais nin) and I was bursting at the seams it seemed. So up and out I went.</p> <p>By <a href="/blogs/artists/1089322-amy-rene">Amy René</a>. An archival pigment print.</p> 2009-05-04T16:13:16-05:00 david-me 6396152 Museum Quality Pigment Print 2009-05-04T16:13:16-05:00 2009-05-11T15:06:24-05:00 Amy Rene Monday I had become unbearable to myself. I had to go. I just couldn't stay where I was any longer. It would appear that we are assigned roles, (or assign ourselves roles) by our friends and family, which in some respect gives us a sense of pride and purpose and a sense of self (or self-importance in some cases). But then if we are tempted to step outside of that role or change it in some way, we are met with fierce blocks from the very same well-wishing friends and family. I needed to break myself down. And piece myself back together. I needed to change who I was, or I would continue to get dizzier and dizzier from the same song and dance of chasing my tail. Or I would die of boredom. Either way, I had to go. The bud had become too tight (thank you anais nin) and I was bursting at the seams it seemed. So up and out I went. By "Amy René":/blogs/artists/1089322-amy-rene. An archival pigment print. 2009-05-04T16:13:16-05:00 manual 0 18526892 shopify deny 44 6" x 6" 1 14.00 6396152 true 50 true 2009-12-17T10:26:47-06:00 2009-05-04T16:15:03-05:00 manual 0 18526912 shopify deny 41 12" x 12" 2 24.00 6396152 true 50 true 2009-12-07T06:11:30-06:00 2009-05-04T16:13:20-05:00 12672782 1 6396152 2009-05-04T16:13:20-05:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/1122/products/david_and_me.jpg?1268276025 Title