#gaffrey

This is by far my favorite painting by Justin Gaffrey. Not only because it's so cool looking and 3D but because of the poem he hand wrote on the piece: you are not who you think you are you are not who you think you are you are not who you think you are you are not what you are afraid of you are not who you love you are not what they say you are you are not what they taught you you are not your job you are not who you think you are you are not who your neighbor thinks you are you are not what they did to you rip your hair, peel your skin, tear your flesh, break your bones, erase your mind, trash the pain, discard the envy, be kind to what's inside love what's under your bones love what you hate in others shed your skin, shed your life, accept your beauty be who you were before you knew who you are. "Namaste" by Justin Gaffrey

Justin Gaffrey paints

And as for that alliance between the first flight teams…don’t expect that to last. Alliances like that always break down eventually. Trust me. This is my 17th straight season watching this show. I know these things. (And as soon as I figure out who I’d team up with - which I haven’t yet - I will apply to get on this show. Someday I will hear Phil say those classic starting words for real: “The world is waiting for you. Good luck. Travel safe. Go!” Every Amazing Race starts with those words! *squee*)