…. in the world.
Even Though
This song has been going through my head, off and on, for a while now.
I’ve had some wonderful times the last few weeks. I have great friends. It’s all good.
But… sometimes there’s a dark cloud, and I can’t seem to shake it. I know the sun’s still there. I know I’ll see it again, if I just keep moving forward. But sometimes, that thought is all there is, when I’m feeling that everythingisterribleandnobodylovesmeandtheycanthearmeanyway
andwhywouldtheycare?
So. Here’s a song…
Here’s another.
… because it’s getting late, and no-one’s reading this anyway.
Just Because… :)
I think I’m reaching (have reached? 😀 ) an age where I don’t care as much what other people think of me… as long as I have integrity in what I do….
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Everyday Art
I’m reading a book at the moment (and apparently there’s a blog as well… 😀 ) – Living Artfully – Sandra Magsamen
It’s about creativity in everyday life; about how we box creativity up as only relating to “artists” or “musicians”, or whatever else you envision when you think “art”. She states that the root word for “create” means “grow” – that anything we do in a day that is growth is creativity.
I had thought that I would skim through the book, get a few ideas, take it back to the library… I’m enjoying actually reading it….
So far, there have been three stories that have been interesting to me…
The first is about a woman called Mierle Laderman Ukeles , an artist known for her feminist and service-oriented work .
From 1978- 1984, she travelled across New York City, shaking hands with 8500 sanitation workers (then still called “garbage men”) and thanking them for keeping the city clean. She documented her activities and conversations, including the workers’ stories, fears and humiliations associated with public perception of their job, in an attempt to challenge negative stereotypes. She believed that sanitation is not the same as garbage, and that “Sanitation creates order out of chaos, and in that way, it’s artlike.”
The second “artist” 😀 was a woman called Tressa “Grandma” Prisbey, who, at the age of 60, began transforming her home in California into what is now called “The Bottle Village” Over the next 30 years she completed 15 structures in and around her home from bottles and found objects secured with mortar. She created a whimsical, slightly odd, and often beautiful home that many others have enjoyed over the years.
Finally, a man named Samuel Mockbee, who worked with his architectural students to create houses made from materials discarded by local companies in Georgia. They built beautiful, but inexpensive, homes for people in poverty from old bricks, carpet samples, and used tyres. His work has been called “an architecture of decency”.
Where does that leave me? I believe we are all creative – after all, we are made in the image of the Great Creator! And if that is so, then I can “create” everyday, whether it’s a painting, or a recipe, or a great way to make a bed…..
What can you create today? 😀
Here We Go…
…round the mulberry bush! 😀
Just got back from a friend’s place, where we sat and nattered, with a cup of Milo, while the boys thundered over to play with the boys next door. It seemed like, whenever I looked over there, they were raiding the mulberry bush – even taking the stepladder to it to make sure they didn’t miss out on the best ones 😀 Meanwhile, I was helping my friend pick a bowl of snow peas…
… and I thought – that’s what childhood should be about – roaming the neighbourhood with your mates, no worries, and grazing on the fresh garden bounty…
We had a great afternoon.. and will sleep well tonight..
Jacaranda Time!
I love this time of year, when the jacarandas are in bloom, and my front yard becomes a lovely purple carpet!
I never seem to be able to capture the full brightness, though…
I may try again when the flowers really start to fall…
In other news, a fair while back we transplanted a couple of mango trees from the compost heap to the front yard. One of them is doing fine, the other is struggling. That hasn’t stopped the various hitch-hikers that made the journey with the tree…
There’s a few tomatoes there, as well as some viney things (either pumpkin or watermelon – I can’t tell them apart. Until they fruit) We’ll leave them there… if they want to live there, who are we to say no! 😀
Strange Geographies
I’ve just been looking through the archives of a site that documents strange and out-of-the-way places… it looks like people submit photo essays on places they’ve been. There are abandoned and decaying buildings, historical graveyards.. all sorts of weird and wonderful! 😀 Here’s the link –
Enjoy!
Beautiful…
She is… and so is the song..
Feeling sad + wandering round YouTube
= reminder of teen angst and unrequited love
Good thing we all get older….
I wouldn’t want to be teenage me again…
It Makes My Heart Happy…..
Yesterday I found a link on another blog, and clicked… I’ve heard this before, and loved it, but today/last night, I’ve really been listening with my heart…. here’s the link –
Here’s the philosophy behind it….
“Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.”
(Find out more here – http://www.playingforchange.com/journey/introduction
Here’s some more songs – check out the rest! 😀 –
One Love – seems to encompass what they’re about 😀
War/No More Trouble – Spot the famous face! 😀
Redemption Song – No, it’s not all Bob Marley!
Don’t Worry – An original song
Check it out… let’s get together and feel alright…. 😀
