Life
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Iolanta, the blind Princess
Iolanta:Why have I been given eyes?So that I may weep…Vaudemont:Does that mean there is no desire in your heart to see the light, and the glory of the universe?Iolanta:What does the word “see” mean?Vaudemont:To know the beautiful light.Iolanta:Knight, what is light? From the operaIOLANTAMusic — Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Libretto – Modest Tchaikovsky (Translation by Evangeline…
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Handmade
People who are unable to use their hands skillfully for all kinds of work, will not become good thinkers and will behave awkwardly in life. It is not the head alone, but the whole human being that is a logician. Activities demanding manual and bodily skill, such as knitting, leads to the enhancement of the…
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Imaginative, True, Responsible Human
Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility— these three forces are the very nerve of education Rudolf Steiner (27 February 1861 – 30 March 1925)
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Buccal Ethics
Kiss with opened eyes Masticate with an inner smile, in attention to every juice that flows — in the mouth, at the pelvis Take time to whistle Find trust in the thought before it is spoken Smile with your tears
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I am
… lovingly aiming at paying attention
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If Truth tires Epistemology
Perhaps this incessantly troubling thoughts and statements that perpetually create a back and forth between subjective truth and objective truth have no relation to truth at all Perhaps we mean measure, not truth.
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All is a Belief
The very moment I appear in the mirrornakedclothed nakedprotectedor when I feel clothed or naked without mirroringthe invitation comes to doubt what I can touch and notI question how much I am, and how much I am nothow much I movehow much I am in an illusion of movementThe very second I grow in questions…
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45ml or Love is Chemistry or Only Love will lead to Coffee
The only thing I find odd in classical music, although I am not against the idea, is the fact that in the large spectrum of concerti, symphonies and studies, the very least of them have a title to match, carry or introduce the composed material. Titles fascinate me. Titles for paintings will at times complete…
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to be Louise Bourgeois
It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive. Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010 I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands… Louise Bourgeois One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do. Louise Bourgeois
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Celebration Day — twenty-six
Many lives stay with us in spirit, memory, lessons, inspiration. Some stay with us even as measuring kingdoms. Jacqueline Mary du Pré was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, on the twenty-sixth of January of 1945. She could have never known that she, and her year would never be forgotten, and both would become significant in the…
