the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, despirited, or depressed, they would ask you one of four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop … Continued
“Stop being scared of failing. Be scared of not trying.” ~Karen Salmansohn I’m photographing Lily an inordinate amount lately, but she’s just so darn cute, and she’s become very affection of late. I don’t know if that means that, after … Continued
“Beauty is alive in every moment, riding the breath of life to remind you of the flower that is your heart.” ~ Aine Belton Stacy Yelton, Sandy Davis, and myself paid a visit to Deb Chenault at her stunning home … Continued
“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowed in prayer.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi See that perfect halo around the cupola? That’s what I saw when I got out of the car this morning. … Continued
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.” ~ Jim@TheDailyBuddha This little cat, she’s a good dog. She growls at strangers, and plays fetch. She waits for me to come home just … Continued
“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out, and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” ~ Cynthia Occelli Mamaw used to … Continued
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. Negativism to the pain and ferocity of life is negativism to life. We are not there until we can say “yea” to it all.” ~ Joseph Campbell Before Christmas, January Wyatt mentioned the word Zentangle. I’d never heard … Continued
“Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” ~ Unknown I’d been home from work just briefly when the doorbell rang. I have a no soliciting sign, so I assumed it was a neighbor or friend. I opened … Continued
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” ~ Eckhart Tolle In a former life, Kiya Heartwood and I had a little band called Stealin Horses. Now, technology allows us to create music again even though … Continued
“There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them.” ~ Tom Krause Tonight, the tribe met Marilyn and Eric Morrow, pictured here with Annie “magic button” Bassoni. Not to be confused with Heidi and Eric Morrow, parents of baby … Continued