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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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- if i were pepper, how would i feel about salt?
- if i walk backward, what am i moving toward?
- if i were a daydream, would i rather be a tv show?
- if it rained popsicles what would drought be?
- if i were a candle, would i rather be a fireplace?
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- if i am afraid of being afraid, would i be courage...
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Yes :)...
then would i be afraid of being courageous, i wonder....
You won't because you are only afraid of being afraid ...thus courageous to be fearful :)
being courageous can be surprising....
If you are afraid of being afraid then you shall always be courageous, because you fear being afraid. Thus with a strong foot courage you shall always be fearful.
I love this question as it is filled with oxymoron :)
I hope you are doing very well anne :)
Can being courageous be learnt?? How do you define courageous ??...when we afraid of being afraid ...what will we do ???
bh, i am very happy to hear from you! i hope you are well, too.
i love the idea that to be courageous is to be fearful. instead of focusing on trying to avoid fear or fight it. or obliterate it. feeling fear can be a source of strength....
wow.....fear can be a traveling companion reminding me that i am living courageously and as a result, can feel empowered!
s.a., it seems that we are responding to your questions....which is not to say that there is not any one answer.......i fear that might not be the case.....
how do we learn to be afraid?
that is my next question.....inspired by our discussion...
i am afraid of freely roaming animals ...is just natural...why ??
I did not learn it ...but i think i grow up with human...thus not able to understand what will the animals next move is ....thus i am afraid ...you are afraid of the people and things you are not familiar with ..is it ??
i am afraid of failing. yet, life, each day is made up of failures and successes. they are as natural as breathing.....and very possibly what i consider to be a failure has within it success and i can encounter failure in the midst of success.
i would like to not hold my breath in anticipation of failing and instead, breathe in and out, in and out.....
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