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

Seeking Shelter by G A Rosenberg

spread light mandala

Spreading Fire Mandala by G A Rosenberg

Quote of the Day – December 2 2011

“Art is whatever you can get away with”
–Andy Warhol

 

Juggling time and meetings
juggling actions and scheduals
Weighing words and thoughts
like spinning plates on sticks
It’s bloody exhausting

yet when i stop
it all falls down
words, deeds, actions, thoughts
people, meanings
its madness!!! Chaos
and it leaves me open, vulnerable
to change and growth

How can I know my lines
if I’ve lost my place in the script
Script? Oh yeah I burned the script yesterday
and have gone on as myself
Sans makeup, costume, design
you’ll have my authenticity.
no, better yet. I’ll have it…

–GAR

 

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Curves by G A Rosenberg

Arrival by G A Rosenberg