36” x 48” mixed-media acrylic abstract painting on stretched canvas. The daffodil came to me in a meditation. The daffodil means rebirth and new beginnings. I was having a hard time with family and friends because of my spiritual awakening. It was hard for me to talk about this because my family and friends did not understand me. I told them I was still me but this is what I was experiencing. I felt like I was drowning because I could not talk about it with the people that i love and trust. They could not even look me in the eye. I felt like I was drowning. So I had placed the words cherish underwater daffodil and then my markings came out. I was trying to discover who I was and knew I could not go back to where I was. I had seashells from the beach so my husband lovingly crushed them up for me and I incorporated them into the corner swirls. After I had placed the rings not knowing what they represented I realized they were protecting me. As you gaze into the true meaning of this spiritual painting may it guide and protect you as you go through your spiritual awakening as it did for me.