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one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
celebrating the art of paradox
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delving into the wisdom of absurdity in whimsical way
this blog is about paradox.
through my questions, i hope to encounter the paradox within belief, that place where there is not one answer but many contradictory ones.
each question, each drawing is an invitation to join me in allowing what appears absurd to take us to a wisdom beyond linear thinking.
as long as we question, we are free. free to see, to feel and to express who we are. and to connect collaboratively with one another.
About Me
- anne artist
- i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!
http://thoughtsonsale.com/
here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:
on a clear day she could see forever
one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
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6 comments:
Because you are moving away from where you are?
there's that. also, sometimes we do nothing because the enormity of the situation seems overwhelming. comments on this blog have spoken to this. however, i am beginning to hear more about the small things we can each do that can make a difference. you for one, have spoken of this.
and as we take out small steps, is it not inescapable that we move away from where we are?
A small step is not the start of the process.
what is the start of the process?
each step is a journey in itself,
worth taking
take it
i have been noticing that more media attention is being directed toward what seem to be small steps. but steps, if taken, that could make a big difference environmentally, etc.
together, we become an agent of change. i find this energizing. the what i can i do? kind of mindset is being given an opportunity to walk away from passivity and into the realization that each of us can make a positive difference. by unplugging the tv, or using different light bulbs, doing without fast food one day a week, and so on.
i wonder if people feel like they can make a difference...won't they become the difference they are creating?
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