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Abundance

Responsibilities are getting to me the world and its demands the time and its movement It all calls me It all pulls me and still I’m going to wake up grateful for one more day I’m going to create a life I’m honored to leave behind I’m going to support the parts of myself thatContinue reading “Abundance”

The Waiting Place

An embrace of the moments when waiting becomes visible can remind us not of the time we are losing but of the ways we can demystify the mythology of instantaneous culture and ever-accelerating paces of “real time.”  https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/12/17/jason-farman-delayed-response/ This is taken from Maria Popova a writer I admire for her ability to weave information, wisdom,Continue reading “The Waiting Place”

Johann David Passavant Changed Art Lit Forever

Johann David Passavant was born in 1787 in Germany. There’s isn’t much about Passavant’s personal life but let’s take some time to appreciate his contribution to art history. We know that Passavant was a painter and an enthusiastic spokesman for the Nazarene group. (The Nazarene movement was a group of artists inspired to bring spiritualityContinue reading “Johann David Passavant Changed Art Lit Forever”

Correction it was Vasari

I made an error on my last blog post. Giorgio Vasari who was alive from 1511- 1574, is actually the author of The Lives, the first and most esteemed model in the west for writing about artist’s life and work. I made the mistake of mentioning that Johann David Passavant, (alive from 1787-1860), was theContinue reading “Correction it was Vasari”

Life in the Process of Creating

Gabriele Guercio, in Art as an Existence, speaks on the metaphor, life is in the process of creating. He says that art represents spirit and its informing ideas as well as the creative action of nature. Seeing the progression of an artist (or writer in our case) shows a natural cycle. It allows the artist’sContinue reading “Life in the Process of Creating”

A Little Bit of Everything and Nothing

The way I see it, I’m the product of both my genetics and my environment. I’m not sure if I’m leaning more toward one than the other but I feel like I lean more toward my environment, than my genetics. Anyway, what I’m saying is I’m still learning who I am. Sometimes I feel likeContinue reading “A Little Bit of Everything and Nothing”

Stop Giving Up on Yourself

There are so many times we are just at the edge of a breakthrough and we walk away. It’s funny, we sit here and say, “I want to reach for the stars. I want breakthroughs.” But when the time comes to sit through the pain, we can’t take it. We step away. We find somethingContinue reading “Stop Giving Up on Yourself”