'Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.'
'Art is a way of saying what it means to be alive, and the most salient feature of existence is the unthinkable odds against it. For every way that there is of being here, there are an infinity of ways of not being here. Historical accident snuffs out whole universes with every clock tick. Statistics declare us ridiculous. Thermodynamics prohibits us. Life, by any reasonable measure, is impossible, and my life--this, here, now--infinitely more so. Art is a way of saying, in the face of all that impossibility, just how worth celebrating it is to be able to say anything at all.'
~Richard Powers, 1921-1996
Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.
'You must be the change you wish to see in the world.'
-Ghandi
'The ability to move forward by changing and adapting according
to the problem is called genius.'
-Sun Tzu
'In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty'
~Phil Ochs, 1940-1976.
Pius Felix Invictus {'dutiful, fortunate, unconquered'}
~~~
'The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.'
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"The Creator told everyone of us in our tribal beginnings to look after our ceremonies, and each other." --Barney Bush, SHAWNEE Our ceremonies are important and each has a purpose. They teach us about the Creator and about each other. The ceremonies teach us to be humble and teach us to pray. They teach us to look inside ourselves. We should remember to pray each morning. Ask the Creator to guide our thinking. Think only good thoughts. Think good thoughts about our relatives and about our brothers and sisters. Pray for our children in ceremony. Give thanks to the Great Mystery of life. All life is sacred. Pray in a sacred way.
Oh Great Spirit, I come to You this morning in ceremony. I come to this sacred place to talk to You. I thank You for Your guidance and protection. Give me Your eyes today so I may see the beauty in all things.