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Evolution
We are facilitators of our own creative evolution
. – Bill Hicks
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Eternal Truth by Cradle Orchestra
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Evolution
written & edited by Kendall F. Person
How do we see ourselves at this very moment. Do we see the same person, that we saw yesterday? How do we see our communities? Are they the type of neighborhoods, that we are proud to be a part of? How do we choose our leaders? Do we utilize the status quo: by party or religion or race or by who we believe in? How do we view the world? Do we think the same way before technology gave way, allowing us to make friends and discoveries in every country on earth? How do we know happy? Do we measure it by our day to day or minute to minute existence, considering our faults and attributes as they happen or do we look at the bigger picture, of our entire existence and ponder our contribution? How do we measure progress, both within ourselves and that of society?
any process of formation or growth
In 490 B.C., legend has it that upon the fall of the Persian Army by the Athenian Army in the Battle of Marathon, a Greek messenger by the name of Pheidippides was sent ahead to deliver the message of “Victory!” by running the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens, then collapsed dead from exhaustion*. From the messenger, to the courier pigeon, to the Pony Express to Federal Express to the email, the evolution of communication sees no end, as technology has enabled us to deliver the same message in a fraction of the time, without breaking a sweat, let alone, dying in the process.
a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States – and as several media correspondents, and according to an article in The Washington Post, many politicians pointed out – in a peaceful, transition of power. And while the Post’s article ‘No, America’s peaceful transitions of power are not special‘ may be factually correct, it did not take into account the evolution of race relations through slavery and a deadly civil war, and through Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement and the Voting Rights Act, that is only a year older than myself, and how the mindset of a people, evolved to envision and then elect the first African American President, and that the statement “peaceful transition of power” was not necessarily, in its entirety, a forgone conclusion, and was humbling, to say the least.
a motion incomplete in itself
We are the same being, the same heavenly creatures, with the same blood type and the same DNA, that we were yesterday, but we are not the same person. Even if static or changeless, since the world continues to evolve around us. But without our input, the motion itself is incomplete. So how do we see ourselves, individually? Are we happy with the way we look and feel, has our diet and activity evolved with age? How do we see ourselves spiritually, has our interpretations evolved, that allows us to search for inclusiveness and peace as opposed to division and warfare? How do we see our community, and are we making a contribution for it to be the type of neighborhood that we feel safe in, that we are proud to live, that we long to pass down through generations?
Measuring individual progress is a very personal inventory of self. And as emotional beings, finding happy can be a day to day endeavor.But if we learn to understand and respect the evolving nature of life, and seek to learn, to grow and to take part in changes, through our voices, our art, and our willingness to teach and to learn, and through our prayers – and to listen when they are answered – then we find happy as a whole, and perhaps, a reason to smile each day, by knowing we are evolving in a progressive, positive way. .
– Kendall F. Person
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THE COLORS OF EMOTION
Human nature flows from three main sources:
desire, emotion, and knowledge.– Plato
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Can’t git out
by H-Y Loco
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THE COLORS OF EMOTION
by Kendall F. Person
edited by Crystal Fairrington
On April 5, 1968, an everyday teacher by the name of Jane Elliott would prove to the world how powerful color really was. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many curious students inquired as to why he was killed. Jane Elliott proposed to the students, “Would you like to see how it feels to be a person of color?” the classroom agreed and the Racism Experiment was born. In an all white classroom, the blue-eyed children were made superior to the brown-eyed children. With a little nudging, it did not take long for the blue-eyed students to become bossy, arrogant, superior and for the brown-eyed students to become timid, subservient, inferior. It was a powerful experiment then and remains a landmark in race relations till this very day. However, beyond the racial aspect, this experiment raises another interesting question: how deeply do colors affect us?
Maximum security prisons have been known to paint the walls pink, to calm the emotions of the inmates and maintain civil relations, rather than deal with explosive jailhouse riots. Marketers use certain colors to influence consumer behavior; many restaurant signs use the color red, which is known to stimulate the appetite. Red also increases your blood pressure, pulse and attention. Some corporate offices are furnished in blue to invoke productivity among its employees because it is a serene and peaceful color, conducive to focus. Orange conveys excitement and energy. Green, the color of nature, is refreshing and relaxing. Purple represents richness, majesty and drama. Yellow is associated with sunshine, cheer, optimism and clarity. However, while there are general accepted significances for color, their meaning can change across cultures, adding further complexities to the effects colors have on our everyday lives. In westerns, yellow represents cowards and fear and in certain cultures, blue can represent sadness.
If we are constantly being influenced by the colorful stimuli around us, perhaps we can use color to control our emotions, and consequently, our actions? If someone is making you angry, calm yourself by closing your eyes and envisioning the ocean blue. When trying to overcome fear or exhaustion, think of the orange sun and all of the energy it stores within. We are in control of how we feel and the actions that result from those feelings. You can choose to brighten your spirits without bringing others down, or you can remain a victim and make victims of others. What differentiates the two? One fights fire with fire (or in this case, color with color). You can choose to seek happiness or you can remain stagnant and docile while life slowly executes you. So choose your side, discover your color, and control the way you see the world and the way the world sees you.
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GOD’S REPLY
Robert M. Goldstein – a talented artists, and a giving man – spends as much time traveling the globe via the internet, searching for and sharing the beautiful in pictures, faces neighborhoods and words, as he spends on himself. He has uncovered some truly wonderful artists, but this time…. he has discovered a star.
From Imali World, here is God’s Reply.
Imali by Zahara
TRY
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed
is always to try just one more time.
– Thomas A. Edison
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TRY
written by Kendall F. Person
On October 15, 1951 a landmark television show made its debut. When real life husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball walked onto the set of I Love Lucy, the blueprint for triumph or disaster had already been laid. The shows creators were visionaries in their craft. Confident in the premise and its stars, they did not simply wish, however, to have a hit show, they longed to break new ground. In the current high-tech world, the innovations may seem archaic, but more than six decades ago, they were inventive, and more importantly, untested.
I Love Lucy was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a live studio audience. Leading the way in the use of 3 cameras, the technique did not just blow away the competition and their one-dimensional view, it would become the standard bearer for its style of sitcom productions. Had the innovations not been introduced, there is a good chance the I Love Lucy show would have still been a hit, since both Desi and Lucille were already stars. But the details, the nuances, the out-of-nowhere innovations would defy all expectations, except, the visionaries, who imagined it.
I Love Lucy remains a giant in the television arts & sciences. Included in Time Magazine‘s All-Time Best 100 TV Shows, winner of 5 Emmy Awards, including The Peabody for “distinguished achievement”, and 63 years after its debut, I Love Lucy still commands a whopping 40 million viewers a year in the American television market alone.
Trying requires a preliminary acceptance of falling, without knowing if we will get back up. So if we accept this premise, a rut becomes a long term proposition, whis may be far worse than the fall every was.
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Henry DeWitt
Unity is strength…. when there is teamwork and collaboration,
wonderful things can be achieved. – Mattie Stepanek
Back in the mid 70’s, dog tracks were a big venture in the state of Colorado. I remember going to see the greyhounds when I was a child. Did not much enjoy it, except when a particular dog named Henry DeWitt was on the bill. Dog tracks are much smaller – a quarter of the size of horse tracks – so often, the dog that takes the lead, gets the win, except for the tricky turns, which would cause slips and spills, allowing a long shot to roar in. But Henry DeWitt – if dog races were bigger, he would have been the Secretariat. The other hounds would charge out of the gate, chasing the electronic rabbit, that they were never going to catch. Not Henry DeWitt. He knew he was in a race, and more importantly, he knew how to win.
He would take the first turn, in dead last, gaining ground down the stretch, staying clear of any collisions, as the pack took the far turn. But as they turned for home, we would hear the announcer yell, “HERE COMES Henry DeWitt!!” and every single time, he would race passed the tiring dogs, as if they were standing still.
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