The most gratifying and remarkable experience is discovering our purpose. We all have talents. Listening to our own inner voice is more important. That divine voice that the universe uses to call you into your purpose. You too have a destiny. It was once said to me in my lifetime, that I did not listen. As an adult, all I could think of was why would another adult say something like that to me? Obviously and quite clearly, it was not the voice I was expecting or wanted to hear from at that time. So I did what most people would do when criticized, I stepped away to keep from responding unfavorably and with rebuttal. Fast forward, I always do research and decided for myself to listen to and for the right voice. Sure, we all may have been influenced by other's suggestions, opinions and perception of our human faculties; however what about the voice that confirms for you, your purpose? My research of many years suggests that when we destiny tune-in to our existence, we hold the capacity to hear the right voice which says, we're on the right path. Add them all up. You see, what appears or sounds negative to us as human beings can also turn fragility into faith. To see and believe in ourselves more confidently and lovingly and use the power and ability to listen to what really serves us and others rather than what nerves us or others. Later on, it will all make sense. It also makes us all a better person. Trust your instincts. You have a purpose. Leverage it. Build on it. The Universe is designed and prepared to assist you. ~ Faithworks
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Complacency. It’s normal, yet limiting. It’s being inactive in the order of human operations. There is so much more inside the human core of us all that can be developed and is needed in the earth realm. Complacency is deciding that no matter what is happening in and around the world, there is no movement and acknowledgment from the self. Ask yourself if that is what truly resonate; sitting there while the whole world revolves and evolve without your great potential to contribute to its success. Growth, no matter how long we're here on this planet, the world and the contents thereof will also have a need to flourish by divine nature. For many, the competing stops and the fulfillment starts or begins again. Look around you. What circumstances, thoughts or who is distracting from reaching your destiny? Of course if where you are is propelling you into your destiny, nothing and no one can stop it. You have to shift. The importance of this blog post is to emphasize that life is movement at every age and stage of life. The laws of the soul are far greater than complacency. Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” An ending is always a new beginning”. Who will share your story? In 2016. Recommence. ~Faith Works Image Credit: http://indigoseapressblog.com/tag/creativity/ ART AND CLUTTER
by Robert Kernodle What I am about to say will disturb a lot of people— many of those people will be artists. What I suggest hits at the heart of art. It threatens the very foundation of it. There simply is no other conclusion that I can reach. I speak as an artist myself, and in the relatively short time that I have taken on this role, I have noticed some things: (1) I keep getting ideas. (2) I end up sorting through to the best ones. (3) I make a piece of art based on these ideas. (4) I do this over and over again. (5) I see pieces mount up in storage. (6) I display some of the pieces in galleries. (7) I do an occasional solo show. (8) I get a few of the pieces publicized in yearbooks. (9) While the pieces mount up, I get more ideas for others. Finally, I raise the question: Where do I put all these creations? I’m out of room. The market for potential buyers is very limited and overtaxed by multitudes of other artists, many of whom are more established or more successful than me. What do I do with the results of my work: all of my gut-wrenching discoveries, late-night problem solving, "aha!" moments, accidental solutions, fulfilling resolutions and visions realized more or less out of pure good intentions? That’s when it hits me: (1) The world is only so big. (2) Only so many people at a time can be accommodated. (3) More people are doing art than ever before. (4) The creative urge is running rampant. (5) Civilization is being inundated with new art. As I mingle with other artists in one of the galleries where I’m shown, a fellow creative asks me, "Is that an old piece . . . one of your earlier works?" To which I reply, "What’s old? I’ve done it in my lifetime, I’m still alive, and it’s still a part of me. To make any more pieces now would only clutter up the world." And thus I come to my point, which is that art is really a higher form of pollution and a burden to society, when it reaches a certain density. An artist today cannot afford the luxury of being prolific. Ethically, he/she has a duty to limit production, just as parents have a duty in an overpopulated world to limit their number of offspring. Again, I might disturb people with these statements, but I believe that somebody needs to say them. Artists need to ask themselves how what they do affects the world. Obviously, some sort of recycling has to occur, but what does this mean: (1) Creation limited by actual sales? (2) Creation limited by quality control? (3) Creation limited by voluntary destruction of works? (4) Creation limited by fewer works done per artist? To ignore such questions is to ignore reality. Not only is the issue of present-day art in question, but also the issue of past-day art. How much of this can we possibly store and deal with? As civilization continues to thrive, more and more contemporary art will become antique art. How do we handle it? Twice, I have come close to destroying all of my own paintings, making the act of disposal the true art. I fancy myself being so bold as to say that the most ethically responsible art has no material substance, that to release the material, to part with substance is to possess the greatest essence of all, that to create more space rather than more matter is the sort of art we need today. Sadly, though, I’m not there yet. I’m weak. I’m still tied to what my work stands for, rather than being satisfied with how it moves things along. I’m in a dilemma. I’m not tortured by this dilemma, but I keep coming back to it. I keep coming back to the question: How much art can a civilization tolerate, before art is not art anymore? Robert Kernodle, Greensboro, NC [email protected] |
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August 2016
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