Current Affairs
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All Used Up
I have been trying to write about a year in review and there seems to be two years – or two different things going on at once. The pandemic is flowing over many months, it is the background noise of… Continue reading
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Disturb the comfortable.
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." Cesar A. Cruz. What is the role of artists in a land that is fueled by division? What can we as individuals do to balance the imbalance? When things… Continue reading
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Before It Is Okay
"Freedom is being okay, before things are okay." Freedom is when you are okay – before this or that happens. Being okay with this present moment, and knowing you can be okay if things go differently than you would… Continue reading
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Our own free will.
Below is a link I was given – to help me understand how some churches support Donald Trump. https://cornerstonechapel.net/?page_id=418&i=1538 In listening to this, I do understand more. I understand why they would not want change to come to a… Continue reading
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The Loud Few
When I read in the paper – " the silent majority are just dying to speak up" – I thought how confused they are. The Silent Majority doesn't speak up. They don't go in parades that would show their sides.… Continue reading
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Living Out Our Legacy
We – here in the UP – are just over 2 months into Social Distancing, and learning about a new virus, and the ways it has affected our world. It is new. We have never been here before.… Continue reading
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Driving on the Right!
My Jeep is in the Body Shop for repairs from the Hit and Run. I had planned for me to be out of town for part of it, knowing I would not be a happy mail lady delivering from a… Continue reading
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Revolting against It
We see the world through our beliefs, our fears and often our guilt, and even our wishes. It is hard to get a clear view of reality. A reality that is stripped of everything but actions. Reality… Continue reading
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I am Full
While continuing to play in my basement, I listened to a podcast with Michael Gervais. His podcast is "Finding Mastery" – I can't find the one where I heard this – "Fear is the natural response to the Unknown." They… Continue reading
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Sunday Art is My Fuel
Continuing to do Sunday Art feels like a luxury that is a staple. A frivolous routine that I use to refuel myself, and escape the reality of Covid 19. The heaviness of doing something practical overwhelmed me immediately.… Continue reading