AOM Meditations: 102518

by John Joseph Enneking

Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art

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"Art for me is the process 

of waking up the soul."

~Bill Viola

(video artist)
I transcribed this quote from 
the NetFlix series, Civilizations.
I highly recommend watching it

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"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” 

~Kurt Vonnegut

(A Man Without a Country)

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"Live your life as a work of art ... instead of chasing a “dream life” of the future, why not live the life that is a work of art now? ... Whether you are (and I am) taking out garbage or putting kids to sleep, driving to work or star gazing, writing an email to the boss or making love, doing laundry or sky-diving, meditating or grieving a loss, chewing food or walking the dog, arguing on a political topic or picking hair out of the bathtub, opening a door or waiting in line — how to live your life as a work of art — both as a challenge and an opportunity — is right in front of us."

~Misha Rubin