Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
At this point this is about thinking..without fear or judgment or reprisal ...I suspect there is still time for redemption...with free speech....
I am not an activist there are those who do this much better than I. I am merely an artist and story teller, ...free speech and free thought are essential for this process...surely no one however they perceive themselves to be can do this without being free to think in a society or for themselves without fear. Some seek this with hate I feel it with love....some I believe will always hate because they do not know how to love..it is the world we live in....I mean not to pontificate although I do now join alliance with others who may feel marginalized because of this... I seek not to judge anyone merely initiate debate..and free to challenge the principle of hate...I hope I can continue to do this with that moral and spiritual guide in mind with the help of the creator of the universe however one perceives that ....peace to all who seek that with respect... and love...
I am not an activist there are those who do this much better than I. I am merely an artist and story teller, ...free speech and free thought are essential for this process...surely no one however they perceive themselves to be can do this without being free to think in a society or for themselves without fear. Some seek this with hate I feel it with love....some I believe will always hate because they do not know how to love..it is the world we live in....I mean not to pontificate although I do now join alliance with others who may feel marginalized because of this... I seek not to judge anyone merely initiate debate..and free to challenge the principle of hate...I hope I can continue to do this with that moral and spiritual guide in mind with the help of the creator of the universe however one perceives that ....peace to all who seek that with respect... and love...
Saturday, April 17, 2010
THOUGHTS and FEELINGS...
....these are merely thoughts and feelings based on a personal philosophy not an actualization...unless that too is not allowed in the Bahamas...It is not meant to apply to anyone but for my understanding..certainly that would be arrogant and presumptuous to apply this to anyone beyond myself...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
UGLY THINGS....
My reason in addressing this is quite simple, I suspect I just got tired of hearing ugly things about good people . If we were in another land and I have lived in two other countries staying in some of the most racist and bigoted areas, being exposed to neo-Nazism or at least their philosophies, I believe we would all feel offended by what we experience and hear according to prejudice and that fear instilled to create terror. We call it white racism but when we ourselves indulge in such ugly and hateful discourse (black and white) or make violent threats against another just because of who they are, we have become no better than them. We try to disguise our hate by saying it is against God or against a tradition and culture being threatened by difference. It is why they do it too.
It is even more offensive when people use Religion, God or any faith to propagate such hatred and bigotry.
It is as if someone has inverted the cross like they do in witch craft to become everything opposite to its original intention - thus love becomes hate much like the burning of the cross by the KKK.
"THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up."
These are dangerous times for silence in our own land so I choose to speak....
It is even more offensive when people use Religion, God or any faith to propagate such hatred and bigotry.
It is as if someone has inverted the cross like they do in witch craft to become everything opposite to its original intention - thus love becomes hate much like the burning of the cross by the KKK.
The Nazi regime eliminated all other opposition, which helped them keep their grasp on the mantle of power. The Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, decided to wage war upon the world, which started Second World War. They squelched all other political parties in Germany.
Hitler was bent on destroying anyone who disagreed with him, and on conquering the world under the Nazi regime.
Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller was a German Lutheran minister and was originally a supporter of the regime. He later became a progressive agitator against the movement of intolerance .
Niemöller is most famous of his Poem"First they came ..."
"THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up."
These are dangerous times for silence in our own land so I choose to speak....
Sunday, April 11, 2010
It is important to reiterate that I am not commenting on any Religious doctrine or particular belief. It is merely my attempt to understand metaphor, color and symbol through the creative process and how it has revealed itself to me...
Many have their own world view of beliefs that should be respected. I do although I have chosen to follow none.....
Many have their own world view of beliefs that should be respected. I do although I have chosen to follow none.....
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
TRANSFORMATION...
The last several entries of my posts have been about self- transformation, acceptance, change and learning the ability to stand with confidence of who I am and was created to be.
I have had a long journey articulating all things in a language I know best and which now has become first nature to me- that of a creative artist. It is my way even when I don't quite understand what is being revealed, using art as a medium for spiritual growth and individual expression.
These were not meant to be cryptic nor apply to everyone universally, merely how I perceive the world, Spirit and my place as an individual within it- more importantly how I understand myself as a human being. I am thankful to my spirit guides and the Creator for helping me further along this path of growth with assurances, love and grace.
During this time there have been a number of symbols, images, colors and thoughts primarily spiritual in nature to help me through this time of change. They specifically applied to a place within a larger universal order. ..a wider understanding of self outside the context of a given cultural or personal circumstance.
I apologize to anyone who may have been caught up as they saw me struggle within this process of self understanding which I suspect may have seemed rather convoluted but always making sense of how I view myself, the world and spirit. Many things are born out of loneliness and fatigue...I hope I have not offended anyone. I send you peace and love.
I have always been spiritually driven. I suspect that will never change only grow in strength with continued guidance and love.. It is as strong an identity as the color of my eyes or a set of finger prints. It is my body. I often feel it is easier to bare one's breasts than one's soul but the latter ultimately for me is more rewarding although often quite lonely...
I stand strong now with honor of who 'I am' and what I was created ' to be' with full acceptance and self-love without apology...
...continue to strive to be who you are whatever that means to you...it is what the creator intended...
I have had a long journey articulating all things in a language I know best and which now has become first nature to me- that of a creative artist. It is my way even when I don't quite understand what is being revealed, using art as a medium for spiritual growth and individual expression.
These were not meant to be cryptic nor apply to everyone universally, merely how I perceive the world, Spirit and my place as an individual within it- more importantly how I understand myself as a human being. I am thankful to my spirit guides and the Creator for helping me further along this path of growth with assurances, love and grace.
During this time there have been a number of symbols, images, colors and thoughts primarily spiritual in nature to help me through this time of change. They specifically applied to a place within a larger universal order. ..a wider understanding of self outside the context of a given cultural or personal circumstance.
I apologize to anyone who may have been caught up as they saw me struggle within this process of self understanding which I suspect may have seemed rather convoluted but always making sense of how I view myself, the world and spirit. Many things are born out of loneliness and fatigue...I hope I have not offended anyone. I send you peace and love.
I have always been spiritually driven. I suspect that will never change only grow in strength with continued guidance and love.. It is as strong an identity as the color of my eyes or a set of finger prints. It is my body. I often feel it is easier to bare one's breasts than one's soul but the latter ultimately for me is more rewarding although often quite lonely...
I stand strong now with honor of who 'I am' and what I was created ' to be' with full acceptance and self-love without apology...
...continue to strive to be who you are whatever that means to you...it is what the creator intended...
