there were many things in my mind this morning. Too many. After a Tea, i got the baggie of images and went through. Took these out. Looked long. Not chosen for any reason, just what asked to be taken out. I see that they are somewhat or, more, dark. I wonder what kind of book i will make? I thought i would not go for Pretty. That will be hard. But make a book of what it's like for me now. Be honest.
This Time of year and the things happening– it gets to be too much at Times- so a cup of Tea and giving food to Talkie and the Goats– it is enough for a day like that. We all have days like that.
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have found for awhile now that collage is a very potent tool for articulating levels of honesty that either elude word descriptions or actively evade them. Also find it aids in articulating these forms of honesty “safely” for ourselves so that we can grow more organically into perceptual shifts, degrees of self-accountability etc. without feeling forced into it or “pushed” into actively resisting etc.
A lot of times when I have so/too much to hold in my brain I wind up focusing on what’s in the margin of disturbance rather than the meat of any given challenge/issue in the mainframe Collage has often helped me identify many details of that pattern and ways to cut the thought-level crap with myself. I think and feel and relate to my thoughts and feelings differently whenever I’m in an active period of collaging on a daily basis.
That sun card was the very first thing I picked to send to you. So Grace, I thought. So both of us, really. In the lighter/lasting aspects …
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I recall a singer/songwriter talking about her lyrics … how she had so much more material when she was young and single and full of angst … compared to her now, happily married with three children and a much-loved home … so, she concluded, it was important to talk to others, to channel their anger, fears and sadnesses into new lyrics
I am fortunate … there is very, very little in my personal life that I would wish to be different … but I feel the anger, fears and sadnesses of others around the world … and hope to channel that into collage …
“When everything feels like it is coming apart, assemblage feels like a worthy pastime”
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Collage lets you play with things, and discover what’s deep inside.
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Be honest……thats you Grace…………
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perceptual shifts…YES
cut the thought level crap, more Yes
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i like very much how you say these things…your gratitude
for your life and the wish to collage the distress of
the world…FOR the world
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am hoping i can make some progress with a way to
live while carrying the grief
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it feels the best…to find that stark filament
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windthread 
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