For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue — that I had to do the job myself. ―Anaïs Nin Public Domain Image via Pixabay
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Quote for Today: George Whitman
I may disappear leaving behind me no worldly possessions - just a few old socks and love letters, and my windows overlooking Notre-Dame for all of you to enjoy, and my little rag and bone shop of the heart whose motto is "Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise." I may … Continue reading Quote for Today: George Whitman
Quote for Today: Carl Jung
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. ―Carl Jung Image: Blossoming by Katherine McDaniel, 2008
Quote for Today: Paul Auster
Surely it is an odd way to spend your life - sitting alone in a room with a pen in your hand, hour after hour, day after day, year after year, struggling to put words on pieces of paper in order to give birth to what does not exist, except in your head. Why on … Continue reading Quote for Today: Paul Auster
Transformative Life: The Power of Imagination in Dhafer Youssef’s Whirling Birds Ceremony
The modern world presents opportunities to encounter and assimilate different cultures. Can this expansion of experience expand purpose and faith? Musician Dhafer Youssef was born in the small fishing village of Teboulba, Tunisia, from a long line of muslim muezzins. It is the job of the muezzin to sing the adhan, or call to prayer, from … Continue reading Transformative Life: The Power of Imagination in Dhafer Youssef’s Whirling Birds Ceremony
