“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality. Those who have the gift of creative expression in unusually large measure disclose the meaning of the individuality of others to those others. In participating in the work of art, they become artists in their activity. They learn to know and honor individuality in whatever form it appears.” ~ John Dewey

DO YOU!! Self-Expression of your YOUnique brand of Individuality is the essence of ART. ART = EXPRESSION OF BEAUTY AND CREATIVITY. CREATIVITY & CREATION REPRESENT THE ESSENCE OF LIFE!!!

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HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

How do YOU know when you have “made it?” How do YOU define success?

May you all experience the manifestation of your personal vision of success…follow YOUR self-designed (and God-approved) Blueprint for Life…not the one envisioned or assigned by your parents, wife, husband, children, teachers, or friends; however well-meaning the intentions that others proscribe to you, they are not YOUR INTENTIONS. ONLY YOUR SELF-CREATED & SELF-EXECUTED INTENTIONS WILL MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS AND PERSONAL VISION OF SUCCESS. EMBRACE YOUR VISION - SET YOUR INTENTION - AFFIRM IT EVERY DAY - BELIEVE - FOLLOW IT THROUGH - YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT - YOU ALREADY HAVE, IN THE REALM OF PURE POTENTIALITY - YOU JUST NEED TO TRANSLATE IT TO THE PHYSICAL REALM, TO THE VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY TO WHICH YOU ARE PRESENTLY TUNED IN.
c. Lisa Pearlman 2/18/12

ONENESS: ONE LOVE • ONE HEART • ONE VISION • ONE WORLD

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” ~ Osho

In the words of Led Zeppelin, It Takes “A Whole Lotta (Unconditional) Love”

On Facebook today an interesting question was posed as follows: “What is needed to Heal our Planet and Heal Ourselves?” I pondered this for a minute, ‘and came up with a basic premise, from which we can build and expand upon. Before sharing this epiphany of sorts, I want to stress one key observation. In this tenuous day and age, our lives are riddled with uncertainties and ambiguities, as is the state of our planet itself. Earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and violence are every day occurrences. I’ve noticed people react in one of three ways: One, they are desensitized to human suffering and unaffected by these seemingly common-place tragedies. Two, they become more fearful and self-absorbed and less trusting of others, retreating inward, rather than reaching out to others. Three, people join together and put differences aside to lend an empathetic hand to those suffering losses and work constructively and cooperatively to create solutions and ease suffering. Considering these three responses to human and planetary crises, I offer this as my preliminary answer to the question “What is needed to heal our planet and ourselves?” We need… A whole lotta Unconditional Love to start. This would require tolerance of differences, appreciation of diversity, and awareness of our universal and human connection that transcends all individual differences in race, religion, color, creed, ethnicity, class, etc. We need to adopt a universal spiritual philosophy based on Compassion that unites, rather than divides people, mitigating the influence of the various organized religions. Of course, most importantly, we must Believe that Peace on Earth is indeed possible, and Be Willing to make the necessary changes to transform Vision into Reality.