In the United States, we hear an awful lot about "our interests" and how we need to develop our stance and action appropriately and do our utmost to protect "our interests."
As if "our interests" were more important than anything else imaginable, and certainly more precious than anyone else's "interests."
If we ever wonder what makes us the most destructive animal on the planet then, we need look no further than to the inherent superiority and propaganda connected to "our interests."
24 June, 2014
17 June, 2014
The Mental Focus Necessary To Get Beyond Chiggers, Trombiculidae
Once the insects have finished feeding off of you and your immune system kicks in and you start insanely itching all over and you have red welts all over your hips, hindquarters, thighs, armpits, genitals, ankles -- you get the idea -- you search for all of the myriad remedies to alleviate this problem.
There are many resources and sites online regarding how to treat Chiggers but few, if any -- at least none that I have come across -- allude to the mental focus necessary to move beyond the burning and itching and to eventually enter a healing phase.
So, here is how you know you're getting there:
As you study the red polka dot skin of your ravaged body in the mirror, honestly be thankful to these tiny insects that they have indeed ravaged you.
That is, take it as a compliment.
If you can honestly pledge your respect and thankfulness to these minute, little devils, how they put a stop to your world, if only for an instant (it seems like a lifetime,) then you can know that you are on the right path toward healing.
It's that simple.
There are many resources and sites online regarding how to treat Chiggers but few, if any -- at least none that I have come across -- allude to the mental focus necessary to move beyond the burning and itching and to eventually enter a healing phase.
So, here is how you know you're getting there:
As you study the red polka dot skin of your ravaged body in the mirror, honestly be thankful to these tiny insects that they have indeed ravaged you.
That is, take it as a compliment.
If you can honestly pledge your respect and thankfulness to these minute, little devils, how they put a stop to your world, if only for an instant (it seems like a lifetime,) then you can know that you are on the right path toward healing.
It's that simple.
05 June, 2014
The Number One Truism of All Time, Survey Said:
The perceived notion and possession of power; genital size; procreation; birthright and birthrate; the gold bars bulging from the coffers of Church & State; God, drugs, currency, food, oil; military might --
None of it means nothin' when compared to artistic expression.
None of it means nothin' when compared to artistic expression.
01 June, 2014
Forgive But Never Forget: Encounters at the Edge of the Forest, at Gallery 400
Yesterday, my wife and I visited Encounters at the Edge of the Forest at Gallery 400 in Chicago.
We found courageous and thought-provoking art from the following artists:
Vaughn Bell, Ori Gersht, David Goldblatt, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tim Knowles, Philippa Lawrence, Ariane Littman, Steve Rowell, Andreas Rutkauskas, and Jennifer Scott.
It was the collages of Jennifer Scott we'll not forget, that incorporated lynching postcard memorabilia affixed to the outlined shape of a victim's hanging body. Powerfully, the hanging bodies depicted on the postcards are cut away, leaving a blank shape, and the viewer is impelled to focus on the evil of the gathered mob.
In contemporary times one often hears obsequious phrases like "we need more positive thinking in the world" or "we need more positive points of view" "we need to be more positive" etc.
Seems to me, to be positive is to embrace enough courage to acknowledge the truth.
Compassion is all fine-and-good -- one should feel compassion -- but if we want to effect change then we better take a close look at the impulse.
Thankfully, Jennifer Scott does:
Evil #1 by Jennifer Scott
Evil #2 by Jennifer Scott
Forgive But Never Forget by Jennifer Scott
We found courageous and thought-provoking art from the following artists:
Vaughn Bell, Ori Gersht, David Goldblatt, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tim Knowles, Philippa Lawrence, Ariane Littman, Steve Rowell, Andreas Rutkauskas, and Jennifer Scott.
Vaughn
Bell, Ori Gersht, David Goldblatt, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tim Knowles,
Philippa Lawrence, Ariane Littman, Steve Rowell, Andreas Rutkauskas, and
Jennifer Scott. - See more at:
http://gallery400.uic.edu/exhibitions/encounters-at-the-edge-of-the-forest/related_pages/press-release#sthash.xFU2v1nH.dpuf
Vaughn
Bell, Ori Gersht, David Goldblatt, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tim Knowles,
Philippa Lawrence, Ariane Littman, Steve Rowell, Andreas Rutkauskas, and
Jennifer Scott. - See more at:
http://gallery400.uic.edu/exhibitions/encounters-at-the-edge-of-the-forest/related_pages/press-release#sthash.xFU2v1nH.dpuf
Artists:
Vaughn Bell, Ori Gersht, David Goldblatt, Ken Gonzales-Day, Tim
Knowles, Philippa Lawrence, Ariane Littman, Steve Rowell, Andreas
Rutkauskas
We recommend that you see the exhibit, which closes June 14, 2014. It was the collages of Jennifer Scott we'll not forget, that incorporated lynching postcard memorabilia affixed to the outlined shape of a victim's hanging body. Powerfully, the hanging bodies depicted on the postcards are cut away, leaving a blank shape, and the viewer is impelled to focus on the evil of the gathered mob.
In contemporary times one often hears obsequious phrases like "we need more positive thinking in the world" or "we need more positive points of view" "we need to be more positive" etc.
Seems to me, to be positive is to embrace enough courage to acknowledge the truth.
Compassion is all fine-and-good -- one should feel compassion -- but if we want to effect change then we better take a close look at the impulse.
Thankfully, Jennifer Scott does:
Evil #1 by Jennifer Scott
Evil #2 by Jennifer Scott
Forgive But Never Forget by Jennifer Scott
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