“The more civilized man becomes, the more he needs and craves a great background of forest wildness, to which he may return like a contrite prodigal from the husks of an artificial life.”- Ellen Burns Sherman
In one of the women’s bathrooms of the campus building that housed my grad program, there was a stall in which someone scratched the message: “You are beautiful.” It made me smile every time I saw it.
We visited our ‘chosen daughter’ on Saturday. On a walk she told (and showed) us new graffiti of very high quality on the walls of passenger passages. The city is giving those walls free every month to artists who may graffiti to their likes. They submit plans and if approved, the chosen wall is theirs for 30 days. They have several underpasses (trains, streets) and we were amazed by the creativity and variety of the ‘paintings and writings’. We thought it was a brilliant idea.
Words carry a lot of weight. One of my good friends at our local university paints rocks with positive messages with students who work with her in the library. They distribute them for students to find around campus.
first cab, Beth; good to read some positive graffiti 🙂
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yes, never fails to bring a smile
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Great quote. Great Image. Have a positive day. Let the Sun shine in.
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right!
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🙃
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Love this message. Much appreciation for those who wrote these words.
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yes, kind of them to do
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Very much so. It could have been ugly graffiti
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Right
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👍🏼
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Sometimes we feel so bad that we think we’ve hit the bottom.
Sitting on this bench you’ll know you have hit bottom.
A cold bare bottom.
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hahhahahahahha – yes!
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Lovely find!
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thanks, ute –
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And their power increases the more their passed on it…
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oh, they do –
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Oh My Word!!! They’re not their! I HATE SPELL CHECK!
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No worries!!!
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There is such thing as kind and comforting graffiti, you discover on you walk, Beth. Thank you!
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There is)
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“The more civilized man becomes, the more he needs and craves a great background of forest wildness, to which he may return like a contrite prodigal from the husks of an artificial life.”- Ellen Burns Sherman
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Yes, indeed
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That’s wonderful Beth. May you indeed have a great day.
xoxo
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Positive graffiti. Now that’s mostly a first. This message is starting my Tuesday off on a positive note. Thank you for sharing this.
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Sometimes we just do not look around us…
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And it’s right in front of us
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Great find. Someone was on a mission.
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Oh, they were
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Hugs to the person who left that message!
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Yes, yes
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So nice. 🙂
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Very
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In one of the women’s bathrooms of the campus building that housed my grad program, there was a stall in which someone scratched the message: “You are beautiful.” It made me smile every time I saw it.
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I love that
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I may not agree with defacing a public bench, but the message is a good one.
(For a change…)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very good one
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As usual, your eyes were open. How timely and appropriate the words on the bench!
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Perfect timing-
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Wonderful words are a wonderful find!
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They are!
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We visited our ‘chosen daughter’ on Saturday. On a walk she told (and showed) us new graffiti of very high quality on the walls of passenger passages. The city is giving those walls free every month to artists who may graffiti to their likes. They submit plans and if approved, the chosen wall is theirs for 30 days. They have several underpasses (trains, streets) and we were amazed by the creativity and variety of the ‘paintings and writings’. We thought it was a brilliant idea.
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That would s so amazing and brilliant, both
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is “positive day” the name of an Ann Arbor delicacy?
and this was just an ad? 🙂
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What great ad placement that would be
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I guess coming up with that product name would be step one…
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yes, it would be kind of working backwards, but it’s been done –
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I am sure it has…
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Yes!
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yes, yes
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In summary: “having listened to your lecture I am still confused. but on a higher level.” Pretty much sums it up. eh? 😉
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it sure does –
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Words carry a lot of weight. One of my good friends at our local university paints rocks with positive messages with students who work with her in the library. They distribute them for students to find around campus.
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I love that
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Wow – that’s the coolest thing ever. Quote, amazing, and true.
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I’m a huge fan of found messages
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Love it! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)
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❤
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That would make anyone feel good!
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right!
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Good words. Could be your anthem.
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Ooh-
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On a walk the other day I ran into an usual bench too. It had a Sikh mantra on it “Waheguru Satnam”. 🤩
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what does it mean?
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It is the name of God in Sikh religion
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Positive, helpful graffiti for a change! How nice.
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a nice surprise
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Yes!
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