Hi Marsha, Ron: Yes, art is sanity. Why? Because by creating art you win the toughest battle you'll ever have -- to be yourself.
Pirsig put it succinctly: "My personal feeling is that this is how any further improvement of the world will be done: by individuals making Quality decisions and that's all." Creating art is an individual making Quality decisions and winning the battle. Andrew Wyeth won. So can we. Platt > Mr. Bojangles, dance! > > Art is sanity. If you have the time, go for it. Whether it be > painting, making bread or playing volleyball. Dance! I seem to > remember you are a wonderful painter. While you wait, go for > it. Art is sanity. > > The moment it was possible, I quit my job to learn to paint. Not for > fame, or fortune, but to become sane. I haven't regretted a > moment. It's been endlessly rewarding. > > Warning though, it's sometimes difficult to reprogram your routine > even for something as wonderful as painting. I had a new studio and > still had to seduce myself with music to get comfortable. It was > like breaking a wild horse. The first few months I went to my studio > and only danced. Eventually I started to paint. > > Mr. Bojangles, dance. > > When I first came to this forum someone talked about creating a life > by the Code of Art. > > Dance, Mr. Bojangles, dance... > > > Marsha > > > > > > > At 10:19 AM 1/18/2009, you wrote: > > > >Well boys and girls, Its time to put these theories of dynamism and > >change to work > >pragmatically. I have been presented with an opportunity to evolve > >past my comfort zones. > >These notions have been pronounced in my life here of late, my mind > >wanders to Andre > >and also to woods. I think what has been impressed upon me is the > >necessity to take > >stock in my core beliefs and to allow them to expand from there in > >to the workings > >of daily expereince. > >I am the artist of this expereince, only I may shape this raw material. > > > >How much of this depends on a focused outlook of dynamism evolution > >and adaption. > >To allow myself to keep Pragmatic preferences and in that keeping an > >openess for change. > > > >The more I learn about MoQ, the more I find that it does not > >function well as a static system > >but does well as an angle of attitude toward experience. That is its > >pragmatic value. the one that > >is often missed. > > > >- Ron > > > > > > > > > >Moq_Discuss mailing list > >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > >Archives: > >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > . > . > The Universe is uncaused, like a net of jewels in which each is a > reflection of all the others in a fantastic, interrelated harmony without > end. > . > . > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
