not identified - Jack Vettriano

Confusing Confusion

So many choices, don't know where to go
North; South; East; West, being pulled in all directions
Work or study can not decide
love and hate, to live or die
cross or stay, come or go
confusing the paths , but down which road?
Left or right, up and down
sing a song or smile or frown
speak of feelings, keep them inside
embrace death or coward and hide
show my face or wear the mask
eat the food or the trash
so many choices without a clue
of the decisions I'm to do.
stay with you, come or go
wait beside, behind or below
questions problems which to solve
the fun, cruel, maybe non at all
so many choices, going insane
or already was, ahh! the pain
so many choices, what to do
i do not know, I HAVE NOT A CLUE!!!!!!

Plate I from the portfolio Ceremonial Labyrinths (Labyrinthes d'apparat) - Pierre Alechinsky

The Game

Why can't you just leave me alone
Just stay out of my life, it's too hard w/ you here
I have somebody else now
Somebody I can actually hold near
Do I want you back?
Why ask a question you already know
I still love you with everything I have
I don't think I will ever be able to let you go
Sometimes I can't hold back the memories of you
Remembering what you do makes me cry
I'd give anything to have you here
Forgetting your face makes me want to die
I've never had anything as good as you
But with all good comes bad
I will never have anyone love me like you
I wish we still had what we had
You want me back and you make it sound so easy
Break up with him and it'll be like it used to be?
If only I knew you could make your words come true
I'd do anything if you could just make me see
Don't hurt me anymore, I can't do it
It's not as easy as it sounds, you're killing me
I'm going to hurt regardless
Just leave me alone, and let things be
I'll love you forever, you know I will
If only I knew your love was the same
One more tear over you will leave me dry
If only I were up for the game

By remembering the robust glory of heaven we are easily able to despise the fickle & transient glory of the world.

Food for Thought

What are the assumptions and beliefs that underpin your worldview? How might they be limiting your ability to grow and learn?

Old Age Despair

OLD AGE DESPAIR

What good the golden hoard, the noble fame
Of heroes or the praise of younger Man?
The hand of Death makes Man but a mere name
And none may linger longer than the span
Of years which fickle Fate allots.

We start to die when we begin to live.
The ages pass and we and all our kin
Are dead and those who died can only give
Scant recompense for all we did. Oh! What a sin
To live at all. Our whole life rots!

Is there a God who looks upon our toil?
Does He not watch our progress and approve
Our every act? Are we but soil
That lie beneath this Earth never to move?
Man dies when he is dead and ties the knots
Around him in the silent graveyard plots.

                                                                              Hugh L.M.Wyles 2003

Key Steps Japan took to Make Tokyo More Liveable

• Relaxation of zoning laws
• Investment in rail. 
• Approaching the development of poorer neighbourhoods as gradual and in-situ in nature.
• Using data to plan resources and manage the ageing population.  

Complicated

I want to give you everything
Its you I want to hold
But how can I do this
When right now I feel so cold

I wonder if I’m wasting my time
On something that may not be
When all I want to show you
Is the whole me

I could tell you a million times
Just how great life could be
If only you can change your ways
For a survival of you and me

I could walk away right now
And always wonder why
My tears would be just like the snow
Frozen when I cry

Danyon L. Youngs
2-11-02

Saint Casimir - Jan Matejko

digital artwork

illustration artwork

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭

𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 “𝐰𝐡𝐲” 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬.

Jean-Léon Gérôme pioneered Orientalism in art in a way that can still be felt--and seen--today. Museum show in Doha traces that legacy. https://t.co/ZA6KZlbldQ

Impressionistic Painting: Man in Dark Void with Mirror | TheCandie.com painting artwork

This #Thanksgiving , we're grateful for the incredible people who bring The Met to life every day. 🫶

Since 1935, talented staff members—many of whom are accomplished artists—have shared their creative work within The Met community. Now, we’re thrilled to present their artistry https://t.co/ExOnZkZuFi

Types of Solar Eclipses

There are three types of solar eclipses:

• Total - the entire central portion of the sun is blocked out.


• Partial - only a part of the sun's surface is blocked out.


• Annular - only a small, ring-like sliver of light is seen from the sun's disc.

The moon's shadow has a central region (umbra) and an outer region (penumbra). If the umbra passes over you, the entire central portion of the sun will be blocked out, and you will see a total solar eclipse. If the penumbra passes over you, you will see a partial solar eclipse.