Monthly Archives: January, 2013
Give it Away
Quincy Coleman Give it away today so that I can receive tomorrow Give it away today so that I can receive tomorrow All the things that fill me when I’m empty Give it away Have faith in change Have faith Give it away -Explore more music by Quincy Coleman
Artist David M. Price, Sr
There is something special involved with creating your own interpretation of a scene, object or person. In my case, each brush stroke takes me along the road toward what I visualized before starting. Sometime I succeed in portraying that vision –often I don’t. But occasionally something turns out even better than I had visualized. …
Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that …
In the Name of Honour
Artist Faiza Khan Faiza Khan is a Pakistani artist and activist. Her exhibition ‘In the Name of Honour’ focused on the horrendous crime of torturing and executing women for perceived immoral behavior. Through her art and non-profit advocacy organization, Rastay, Faiza collaborates with others to bring about social justice for women and to build a …
Life is Beautiful
Keb’ Mo’ So easily forgotten, are the most important things Like the melody and the moonlight in your eyes And the song that lasts forever, keeps on gettin betta All the time Cuz life is beautiful Life is wonderous Every star above is shining just for us Life is beautiful, on a stormy night Somewhere …
Artist Sean Michael Hurley
I always counsel people on the power of repetitive doing. It’s ironic, because this is always the source of profoundly deep and personal style. You can feel the electricity as surely as you’re watching a world-class athlete when someone is really flowing in whatever their media. That kind of power is only found …
Each Little Bird That Sings
Deborah Wiles Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals–her family owns the local funeral home, after all. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead–just like that–six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She’s more concerned with avoiding her crazy …
Infinite Hope
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Anyway
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you …