i’m all in on this approach.
a much better way to live.
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’embrace the taco.’
– john kresl
Oct24
Category Archives: peace
Jun23
peace drawing.
peace drawing – h.k., age 5
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“peace is the only battle worth waging.”
— Albert Camus, France, 1913–1960
*Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist.
He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history.
Apr8
woven together.
This drawing is by Anja Rozen, a 13-year-old primary school student in Slovenia.
She was chosen from 600,000 children around the world
to create a piece of art to show what peace looks like.
She is the winner of the international Plakat Miru competition.
“My drawing represents the land that binds us and unites us.”
“Humans are woven together.
If someone gives up, others fall.
We are all connected to our planet and to each other,
but unfortunately we are little aware of it.
We are woven together.
Other people weave alongside me my own story; and I weave theirs,”
said the young designer.
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‘the cause of freedom and the cause of peace are bound together.’
-Leon Blum, three-time Prime Minister of France
Mar1
slava ukraini.
‘the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’
– Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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art credit: lele saa, stand with ukraine
May6
living forest.
waking up early
sitting in the stillness of the lake
with the birdsong
of 9 different birds
captivated.
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“your head is a living forest full of song birds”
-ee cummings
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art credit: beth conklin – Song Birds
Mar26
the arts of peace.
not me, nor my garden
but he and i have similar attitudes
and this warmer weather
really has me wanting to get my garden going
then just stand back
and take it all in.
(hello to claude monet, at giverny gardens in 1923, perhaps thinking about painting it)
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“to plant a garden is the chief of the arts of peace.”
~ mary stewart
Feb24
‘our thoughts are with all those who stand for peace.’ n. o’reilly.
it’s been two years
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“and the sunflowers are an eternity in themselves.
let them embrace our dreams and invigorate our hope evermore.”
* bhuwan thapalia
*Bhuwan Thapaliya is a nepalese poet writing in english.
he is an economist and is the author of four poetry collections.
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photo credit: hollie adams, getty
Feb17
one love.
always enjoyed bob marley
the new biopic musical film about him
was a bit disjointed
but
leads were very good
his message stood strong
music was a great bonus
especially loved the real footage at the end.
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“love the life you live, live the life you love.”
-bob marley
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image credit: paramount pictures
Jan15
humanity.
our class of 3’s-4’s
met with their learning partners
a 4th grade class
and together
they read a book
learned about what Dr. King
stood for and fought for
in his own peaceful way
talked about
what love, fairness, equality
meant to them
then created
a lovely art piece together
each to become a square
in a large paper quilt
created by the whole school
a beautiful collaboration.
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“make a career of humanity.
commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights.
you will make a better person of yourself,
a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959.
Oct20
all over the globe.
“the children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe;
and i’m beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this
may be incapable of morality.”
-james baldwin
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art credit: kana handel, ‘war is not the answer’
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