the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“Wealth among traditional people is measured by having enough to give away.” Robin Wall Kimmerer The J Gang, as I now call us, had a much-anticipated lunch today. I say much anticipated, but Judy was the only one who wrote … Continued
“I’ve learned as time passes, all the things you’re afraid of will come and they will go, and you will be alright.” ~ Stevie Nicks This year’s first Christmas card arrived today and could not be more beautiful. Pulling out … Continued
“What if your markers of success were how well you slept at night? How many books you read? How easily you laughed? How much time you spent storytelling, feeling warm in homes of people you adore?” ~ Emmie Rae This … Continued
“The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.” ~ Pema Chödron To quote Supertramp, “I take the long way home.” I take the long way to work, too. That line’s not in the song, … Continued
“This year, I lost, won, failed, cried, laughed, loved, but I didn’t fold.” ~ Trent Shelton I’m at the gas station filling up, and I’m bored. So, I whip out the phone and start taking pictures. After all, it was … Continued
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” ~ Unknown Thanksgiving seemed especially youthful this year, maybe because so many of us are either graduating this year or soon will be. For instance, junior William Marshall is considering medical school and … Continued
“If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.” ~ Bill Watterson Kamden was very photogenic yesterday. … Continued
“Rock bottom will teach you things that mountain tops never will.” ~ Unknown So much has changed in the family in the last 15 months, but one thing will never change, and that’s Uncle Darrell’s sense of humor. This Thanksgiving, … Continued
“Don’t sabotage your peace just because chaos is familiar.” ~ Unknown I’d say I was the last person on campus, but Ruth Bryan and Crystal Heis left later than I did, and I left late. But I got done what … Continued
“The only thing you can do about awful people is not be one of them.” ~ Morgan Freeman Today was a dismal weather day in Kentucky, which I love, but not when I have to go to work, which I … Continued