Thought for Today

This Land Was Made for You and Me (Video)

Most Americans know this song written by Woodie Guthrie in 1940. Many of us learned it in school as children. This video includes those “radical verses” we usually leave out. Please listen to them.

The Only Way to Deal With an Unfree World…

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. – Albert Camus

The Last of the Human Freedoms

“Everything can be taken from a man but … the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” VICTOR FRANKL

Don’t Miss the Espirational Happenings for July

The July Edition of Espirational Happenings is ready at Espirational.net. Check it out and subscribe if you wish to receive notification of each months edition via email. https://espirational.net/2018/07/01/espirational-happenings-july-2018-the-freedom-to-create/

Let Go of Your Story to Find Freedom

“Let go of your story so the universe can write a new one for you.” Marianne Williamson This is a time when we are usually thinking of freedom and independence in political terms, but I want to go a little different direction here. Let’s talk for a minute about the freedom to create our ownContinue reading “Let Go of Your Story to Find Freedom”

Problem with I AM Poster Drawing?

This is the last day to enter the drawing for the I AM poster. Entries will close at midnight. https://espirational.com/2018/06/26/i-am/ There may have been a problem with entries. If you tried to enter the drawing please try again. Please use the leave a blog comment option so I will know you tried in case if doesn’tContinue reading “Problem with I AM Poster Drawing?”

The Creative

“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda

Not a Selfish Act

‎”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~Steven Pressfield

Escaping From Old Ideas

“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” ~John Maynard Keynes

Art is Not a Thing

“Art is not a thing, it is a way.” ~Elbert Hubbard I love this quote by Elbert Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915, American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher).. What a simple, yet elegant way of stating a truth by which I live. I often like to say art is not what we do, itContinue reading “Art is Not a Thing”