the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone.” ~ Unknown For years now construction around campus has been rampant. The pandemic quarantine was actually well timed for the city’s turn to upend everything. They have been … Continued
“You grow stronger from failure than you do from success.” ~ Jordan Belfort If you’re a regular reader of the outhouse you might want to re-read yesterday’s post as a rare addendum was added this morning. Meanwhile, here’s a beautiful … Continued
“You are worthy now. Not when you get that job, not when you lose twenty pounds, not when people know who you are. Now. Simply because you exist.” ~ TinyBuddha The Climax Christian Church is just a stones throw down … Continued
“You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone – any person or any force – dampen, dim or diminish your light.” ~ John Lewis Between the Climax spring and the King Bottling Company sits this corn crib … Continued
“A transition is how we get unstuck. A lifequake may be voluntary (we leave a bad marriage, start a new enterprise) or involuntary (we get laid off, become ill), but the transition must be voluntary. We must choose to take … Continued
“If the grass looks greener on the other side, stop staring. Stop comparing. Stop complaining and start watering the grass you’re standing on.” ~ Unknown Like mailboxes, I also have a thing for rural post offices. These once thriving community … Continued
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher I have a thing for mailboxes. Rural mailboxes in particular. Always have. Deb and I saw many interesting mailboxes along the … Continued
“Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives are pressed to release oil. Seeds grow in darkness. Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation and transmutation. … Continued
“The braver I am, the luckier I get.” ~ Glennon Doyle I tell you what, Shero has been plum giddy for a week as her gifted tomato plants from Tamara Bayer began to show signs of bearing fruit. Tonight, she … Continued
“If you look at zero, you see nothing. When you look through it, you see everything.” ~ Antoinette Pienaar (paraphrasing Robert D. Kaplan) When Leo began to experience trauma in his mouth from the tumor pressing into his soft pallet, … Continued