ages of man

awareness is conscious creation

movement

"More then anything else, attention is an act of connection. I learned this the way I have learned most things - quite by accident" Rilke

“It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case.” Rainer Maria Rilke

hero

a letter to Agnes De Mille

There is a vitality,

a life force,

a quickening

that is translated through you into action,

and because there is only one of you in all time,

this expression is unique.

And If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost.

The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine

how good it is

nor how valuable it is

nor how it compares with other expressions.

It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly

to keep the channel open.

You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work.

You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate YOU.

Keep the channel open...

No artist is pleased...

There is no satisfaction whatever at anytime

There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction

a blessed unrest that keeps us marching

and makes "us" MORE alive than the others.

by Martha Graham

life begins at 69

Larry Clark: Marfa Girl on Nowness.com.

http://larryclark.com/

what do I desire ?

Alan Watts

Love in the afternoon 1957

"In Paris people eat better, and in Paris people make love, well, perhaps not better, but certainly more often."

she had the vision...

"There is only one very good life and that is the life you know you want and you make it yourself " D.V

 

"Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is only elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment of definitely commits oneself, then providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. The whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man would have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." for Jason *

"Let life happen to you. Believe me, life is in the right, always!" Rilke

We'll always have Paris

let's elope and live in love and art

the music train

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True Romance

I had to come all the way from the highways and byways of Tallahassee, Florida... to Motor City, Detroit, to find my true love.
                
If you gave me a million years to ponder, I would never   have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go  together.

And to this day, the events that followed all seem like a distant dream.

But the dream was real and was to change our lives forever

I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be         collapsing... and everything seemed so shitty, and he'd   say,

"That's the way it goes. But don't forget: It goes the    other way too."

That's the way romance is. Usually, that's the way it goes

But every once in a while, it goes the other way too.

crystal tales and wisdoms

Bretagne

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”  C.B

PENG

Wim Wenders wonderful photo book Once, my everyday bedtime story

i like . a lot 

Child in nightgown by Diane Arbus 1957 

a picture that stayed with me, out of hundreds of astonishing photographes by D. A at the Jeu de Paume exhibition in Paris

" The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands but in seeing with new eyes " Marcel Proust