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Tag Archives: Peace of Mind
Does Art Work?
Does art cause meaningful social change or stifle it? People will tell you that one of the many purposes of art is to effect social change. They will tell you that it is the role of the artist to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Artists, Authenticity, Courage, Fear, Frustration, Humanity, Ideas, Innovation, meaningful social change, Money, Music, Musician, Musicians, Paint, Painters, Painting, Peace of Mind, Social Change, social changes, society, technical innovation
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Darkness, Silence, Peace of Mind
I was in a forest clearing in the Surrey Hills yesterday, surrounded by llamas, as it happens, when I noticed something. For the first time in a long time I couldn’t hear the distant, constant roar of tyres on asphalt. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetics, Artists, Fatigue, Frenzy, Peace, Peace of Mind, Recreation, Renewal, Rest, Revival, Senses
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Static, Noise and Interference
Do you ever have those moments where you have a stack of artistic projects planned, have the time to do something toward them, but feel utterly incapable of making progress, despite that desire? I find that when my life equilibrium … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Artists, Courage, Creating, Creativity, Determination, Discipline, Distractions, Interference, Interruptions, Noise, Peace of Mind, Will Power
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Audacious Pruning
My mentor and friend, Janet, posted this on her facebook page: “Good time of year to audaciously cross things OFF the way too long ‘to do’ lists!” What a great idea! You weren’t going to do them anyway (you have … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, Guilt, Obligations, Peace of Mind, Priorities, Relief
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Thinking Time
So much is done in a mad frenzy these days. We are expected to juggle incoming emails (on multiple accounts), instant messages (Skype messages and other concurrent text chat systems), face-to-face interruptions to our train of thought and phone calls … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Artists, Creativity, Frenzy, Ideas, Innovation, Peace of Mind, Thinking
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