CURB APPEAL

What once started out as a humorous series of what people put out on the curb, turned into a reflection of what is emotionally discarded when we cannot process our feelings. Throughout life we encounter events, situations, people and moments that, depending on our past, we either deal with or put to the “curb”. Stumbling upon these treasures of chairs, couches, dishes, etc, makes one wonder what is in everyone’s medicine cabinets. What are they willing to discard, versus what we are willing to to keep. This is an analogy of what happens to us in life, whether it is being bullied, being pushed away by a loved one, or getting judged for an impairment. In the

art of survival, we reject the unique. We reject the old, the unfashionable, the unused, the broken.

     The true metaphor of life is that these items get picked up by other people. In life these emotions, people or situations that weren’t dealt with were taken on by another person. They repurposed, reused and appreciated the items. Whether it served a practical function or not,

they were taken home. Just like people, we might get bumped, bruised and be broken, but there are those out there that see the beauty in others and take us home.