Josephine’s Mandalas: #2 of 21
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“Mandala #52” (2020) from my Fearless and Asymmetrical Mandala Series
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Continuing in chronological order is an ink drawing from my Retrospective 1966-2008:
“Bull Playing Soccer” (1974)
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Reflections from the past:
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Current reflections:
“… But even then,
the teachings held.
Not because they erased the pain
but because they whispered:
This is not yours alone.
This is what it means to be human.
Nothing has gone wrong
Another way of remembering.
The teachings didn’t lift the weight.
But they gave it shape.
They didn’t ease the ache.
But they offered a hand
to hold it with …”
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“To live in hope, one must have touched the outer limits of personal and public despair. To see that despair has a limit, and to go beyond it.”
- Daniel Berrigan
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Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy."
- Albert Einstein
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Just because:
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Thank you everyone for your presence and witness here. It is deeply appreciated.
Love the Einstein quote - and as always, many riches layered here...
I just read the links to context. So interesting about your mother's mandala. I love that "reflections" photo of you on the porch and see that I left a comment about it. So many connections happening.