NANCY CHICHIOCO-RAZON
This artwork is richly layered with leaves and textured medium, echoing the quiet accumulation of a life lived fully. Each art element speaks of time—of seasons passed, of stories held, of grace that has gently shaped the soul.
This piece reflects the passage into the later stages of life—a threshold that invites two possible responses: to shrink in fear, or to open in hope.
One path acknowledges the natural fears—the softening of the body, the shifting of roles, the quiet surrender of control and certainty. These are real, human, and tender.
Yet, there is another way of seeing things, changing our outlook about aging.
Aging can also be a sacred unfolding—a season experienced not by loss, but by grace.
It carries the warmth and movement of autumn—a sacred season of transition. Here, there is a spiritual invitation: to let go, to release with gratitude, and to trust the gentle flow into what is yet to come. Like leaves surrendering to the wind, there is beauty not in holding on, but in yielding.
In this sacred descent, there is also transcendence. To be “carried by flow” is to trust in something greater than oneself—to release the need to control, and to rest in divine movement. To let go, and to let God lead.
Inspired by the talk of Fr. Jordan Orbe, SJ, given at Our Lady of Pentecost Parish on “Aging Gracefully.”