Quote of the Day – December 20 2012

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
― Andy Warhol

Funny, I could hear this in Warhol’s characteristic voice and I find myself smiling and wondering why I haven’t quoted Andy Warhol a lot more in this blog. He had some amazingly profound sound bites. Did he intend the depth that pondering on them brings? I don’t know. I prefer to believe that in this case he did. After all, I don’t see time as the cause of change merely the medium in which it happens. Consciousness causes change. Whether it is the consciousness of a plant that follows its cycles, the consciousness of a puppy tearing through clothes and furniture looking for the perfect chew toy, the consciousness of a planet or a universe that contains us all and sets the templates for the cycles we follow or our own consciousness.

That last is the tricky one. So often we claim to want change but we are unwilling to make it happen. Sometimes this happens out of fear, sometimes out of complacency and sometimes because we actually enjoy having a life with enough specific known hassles that we can complain about in it that we really don’t wish to change.

Change after all can be intimidating. It can also be an amazing adventure. As Mr. Warhol stated, it is up to us.
Blessings, G

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Seeking Shelter by G A Rosenberg

Spreading Fire Mandala by G A Rosenberg