the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“Just look at life with more playful eyes. Don’t be serious. Seriousness becomes like a blindness. Don’t pretend to be a thinker, a philosopher. Just simply be a human being. The whole world is showering its joy on you in … Continued
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” ~ Unknown For many years most of my best friends have lived far away. I’ve missed all that food and hilarity and … Continued
“Happiness starts with you. Not your relationship, your friends, or your job, but with you.” ~ Mandy Hale This was the kind of Saturday that makes me want to get up in the mornings. A group of us met at … Continued
“Living well is not wishing or hoping, or even fondly remembering. Living well is living well now.” ~ Ralph Marston My Happiness Project gals were overdue a meeting, so we had lunch at Ramsey’s. For all of us it seems … Continued
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” ~ Albert Einstein I went out visiting the sick and shut-in, … Continued
“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” – Arthur Golden Dinner with the Sisterhood of the Terminally Funny gave … Continued
“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” ~ Norman Schwarzkopf Since I’m not quite able to drive yet, mom drove and I chaperoned. We took Annie Bassoni … Continued
“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” ~ Michael Jordan Tonight, for the first time, Aunt Janet is sleeping in her new bed in her new house. The end of this 13 month journey was made possible by … Continued
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ~ William Shakespeare The rolling fields of the Bluegrass dip and curve until their waters collect into small streams, growing bigger at each confluence. En route to the Kentucky River, they carve deep … Continued
“Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.” ~ Carl Sagan Annie Bassoni, flanked by her mother (left) and aunt (right), today gave a moving speech before she passed the torch to the 2013 staff recipient … Continued