Henry Miller and new Art

by: Bliss by Constantine Lvovich

“Nothing can be given or taken away; nothing has been added or subtracted; nothing increased or diminished. We stand on the same shore before the same mighty ocean. The ocean of love. There it is - in perpetuum. As much in a broken blossom, the sound of a waterfall, the swoop of a carrion bird as in the thunderous artillery of the prophet.

by: Dale Terbush

We move with eyes shut and ears stopped; we smash walls where doors are waiting to open to the touch; we grope for ladders, forgetting that we have wings; we pray as if God were deaf and blind, as if He were in a space. No wonder the angels in our midst are unrecognizable.
One day it will be pleasant to remember these things.”

by: Elena Dudina

― Henry Miller

I love this artist's interpretation of 'Angels and Demons too.... How true it is......

Karma's, Science's, and Western Religion's Common Ground

In Science you learn or at least memorize Newton's Laws of Motion - 'For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.'


In Western Religions you learn - 'Do unto other's as you would have them do unto you.'


In many Eastern Religions you have the equivalent of Karma - 'Each action/deed has a cause and effect. And in many the motive behind the action or deed determines the effect.'


So what is the reason I bring this up? I am bringing this up because I am studying Globalization and writing a paper on China which involves Human Rights which has in turn gotten me into several passionate conversations about freedoms - of speech, of religion, of self, of choice, ect.  Also, watching the graphic nature of the abuses of the human rights as a few friends have pointed out must be tempered with the positive side of what is happening and the good that is coming about.


So today I am going to just put down some headlines of some amazing human victories! 


Tara Miller is suffering from Glaucoma and her eventual vision loss, but with the help of her 12 year old son she captured this award winning photograph in Winnipeg for a contest by Eye Remember, Raising Awareness about Glaucoma.

Tara Miller, Eye Remember Winner

Allan Guei, a high school student at Compton High won a $40,000 scholarship to college when he hit a free throw during a basketball game.  That is pretty amazing for any student now in this down turned economy, isn't it!!! What is even better??? He gave it to ALL the other 7 finalists! Guei, a star on the basketball team was already heading to Cal-State on a full scholarship and he wanted to give his classmates the chance to go to college too and he wrote,   "Like any young people, whether it's my kids or someone else's, you hope they are given opportunities to show what they can do. These Compton High grads have a lot of talent. They have a lot of drive, and I wish them all the best."    (http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1237085) WOW! And that is how you change the world - one perception, one action, and one reaction at a time! 

Allen Geui, Free Throw for $40K - Gives to 7 Runners Up for College

Ian McMillan at a Baseball game shows how all of the above applies and will close out todays blog and shows again in his words 'If you do good things, good things happen to you.'

Show Your Soul

"One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

A Girl Named Fred Telling Thor to 'bring it'

The urge to defend, attack, insult, refute, or ignore during turmoil or attacks from others is often a gut reaction and at times may be warranted; however  while it may bring a short term sense of accomplishment or vindication it will not solve the problem, in fact it is likely to make it worse.  By being who you are at your core, at your soul level and striving daily to show that to the world during the sunny days and the storms is what has long term effects on people around you.  There will always be those one or two who do not 'get' it, but that is alright. Their karma is their responsibility, your karma is yours.