imagination
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Contemplating Ataraxia and Pleasure
Recently the concept of Ataraxia was brought up in a rather disjointed way. (I am a big fan of how certain ideas or concepts can simply arrive at specific times.) It came in reference to the Buddhist belief that desire… Continue reading
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Everyone Is An Artist
The amount of energy, imagination, and creativity required to maintain denial of responsibility and culpability could develop and fuel a trip to Pluto, and sustain a colony there. In fact, large parts of our civilization are like tree rings (or… Continue reading
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Building A Culture
An artist lives in direct contact with the world and uses their art to explore the expression of emotion, which changes and evolves as the generations pass. Marketing professionals, propagandists, and politicians all use what is learned from the process… Continue reading
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The Need For Emotional Temperance
The energy comes at us from all directions. Sometimes we know the source and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we are the source, but don’t know it. This energy builds images in our minds, and the images compel action. If the… Continue reading
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