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Comment on what’s going on by eireann

eireann — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000

oh Erin, no!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The ideas you brought up and the feelings you talked about (while not what I was talking about) are also important and in a way part of this conversation.

Comment on what’s going on by Erin Fae

Erin Fae — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:01:28 +0000

oh i am embarrassed to have misunderstood! so so! Please disregard any post you receive from me relevant to my comment but not to your intention.

Comment on what’s going on by Richard

Richard — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:31:53 +0000

I so admire your heartfelt concerns about the sad and troubling state of the world because I, too, have similar feelings. Being here in the USA makes it even more maddening because the absurdity and destructiveness are in our faces all the time.

Your making things and posting ‘pretty pictures’ is essential. If you do not do something(s) that nurture your own soul, you will not renew your energies. And thus be unable to continue to care about and engage in any efforts aimed at making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than you (and most of us) are.

Besides these artistic and aesthetic things you do help nurture those of us who know, respect, and care about you. Especially those of us who are less talented/more limited in that regard. So, please keep doing it!!

Comment on what’s going on by eireann

eireann — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:11:55 +0000

thank you all–

Erin, it’s not that the difficulty of the world makes me doubt the importance of beauty. It’s more like, in the face of my responsibility to the pain of others, is it ethical to use my spaces just to post pretty things? Or how do I acknowledge the complexity of my relation? (Not JUST thinking about one thing or the other–both beauty and horror together.)

Delphine merci pour the link, it is exactly this which I think is important–both the beauty and the injustice and the relationship. I also believe.

lisa hug ALWAYS!

Comment on what’s going on by Del4yo

Del4yo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:06:34 +0000

This made me feel a bit better:
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2012/01/23/pierre-joxe-carnet-de-route-de-l-avocat-des-enfants-perdus_1633259_3224.html

I still have hope for a kind future for humanity.

Comment on what’s going on by Erin Fae

Erin Fae — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:54:41 +0000

I’ve suffered the same predicament from time to time. The point of aesthetics, of moving forward, of making things with the hands and giving others something to look at when there is so much suffering and difficulty. I try to come back to thoughts and beliefs about aesthetics–all these ways that we create ourselves, all these ways that we create, all this outward pouring. It is political *because* it is personal. What is the point of saving a world without beauty in it? There’s more. But this is just a blog comment, after all

Comment on what’s going on by lisa s

lisa s — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:23 +0000

you do not need to reconcile or excuse. acknowledgement is good.
making is good too.
people make in the worst of times.
it’s in our blood.
to document
to remember
to alleviate suffering
to mark time

your ethics and intentions seem to continually stem from dare a i say a pure and well intentioned place?
hug

Comment on still on that time, that one over there by Richard

Richard — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:23:19 +0000

Wow! Pneumonia while visiting family is a real BUMMER!! Glad, of course, you recovered and are back to your usual, hectic schedule.

I, too, am confident that you and J will find ‘the right place’ to land in with a new job, etc. Having made a few such major moves in my life, I can relate to how stressful it is to start anew somewhere else. There is always a period of sadness and some anger over ‘having’ to do it. And then some fear over whether the new place will be a good as the old one got to be. Those lessen with time, though, as one gets engaged with one’s new life, work, and friends.

I love the photos, by the way. KEEP ‘EM COMING!!

Comment on still on that time, that one over there by lisa s

lisa s — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:38:26 +0000

maybe – just maybe – the free fall will land you in a place that you are more SUPPOSED to BE. [not that i don't relate to that feeling completely.]

try and REST when you can b/c pneumonia is the REAL deal. no joke.
hug.

Comment on still on that time, that one over there by Del4yo

Del4yo — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:49:39 +0000

Gasp. I got pneumonia a while ago and then my son had it last year. I know how you must have felt and I feel sorry for you and wishing you well.
Please take some time to rest ! I’m sorry you are not able to get another visa. I wonder what place will have the chance to see you land. I hope it will be one you will love and where you will be welcomed. If it’s Paris, please tell me , so I can send you a very long list of all the places I think you might like. Take care.