I'm doing this kind of backwards. This is the sketch for today, I will post yesterday's belated one next. This is inspired by/worked through a J.W. Waterhouse painting called Circe Invidiosa. I do not know the history or the story behind the original painting but when I saw the image of it, it helped me to conceptualize what my contemplations for the day would look like as a visual. I was thinking about the spirit of self sacrifice that my single-parent friends show, that I have seen many mothers show, and other people I have seen give of themselves to further a cause. It is a sacrifice to do these things, but sometimes giving of yourself can be a funny thing. In doing it, something odd can sneak up on you and your motives can change on you, without you noticing it, to a selfish one. Think about it. There do exist parents who start out sincerely giving their all to their children but then it turns into being about them and they live vicariously through their children. This even happens to people who give selflessly for a cause. Over time, a person can begin to revel in the compliments and adulation they receive for being so selfless and then they actually begin to give of themselves for these compliments and not for the reason why they started in the first place. It's actually kind of difficult to maintain one's focus and be good to the last drop.