Responsibility

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Open notebook with a sketch of a slide and handwritten notes about political and personal unraveling.

Title: Responsibility
Alternative Title: Responsibility
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The image depicts an open notebook with handwritten notes and a sketch. On the left page, there is a drawing of a person sitting at the top of a slide with annotations along the slide's path. Labels such as "Betrayal," "Loss," "Anger," and "Confusion" are placed along the slide, leading to "Into the Mud" at the bottom. An additional handwritten question at the bottom of the page asks, "How do I help someone who slid into the mud?" The right page contains a block of handwritten text discussing political and personal events. Important phrases are underlined or emphasized, with some names redacted as black rectangles.
Dates Completed: January 22, 2020-February 9, 2020
Keywords: Responsibility; To-do lists; Sustaining peace; Beauty; Magic; Responsible behavior; Perception shifts; Nature of responsibility; 29 Pieces; Psychotic break; Friendship; Rafi; Slide; Unexpected joy; Unexpected sorrow; Human connectivity; Delight; Harbingers of delight; Hypocrisy; Failed leadership; Leadership; Trump; Family; Friends; God's creation; The Work; Work of Life; Education of the Heart; Self; Trust for Public Land Park Project; Children's art; Schools; Valentine lunch; Valentine cards; Abraham Lincoln quote; Destiny; Tasneem Hamid
Transcription: Left Page:

Stress
Upon Stress
Upon Stress
Lack of sleep
Religious fervor
Paranoia
MEDS
FEAR
Into the MUD
How do I help someone who slid into the mud?

Right Page:

The recent political events with Modi in India tripped the slide/unraveling/break. Hindu childhood friends began talking separationism & A clean cut of India to become a Hindu state. Hindu fundamentalism, *** engaged in the disputes. He began meditating 2 hours (+) each day.
The betrayal, loss, Gita fervor, and anger got to him, and the man who to my perception was stable—has unraveled. He sends out emails to all of us asking!
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Is Part Of: Responsibility
Relation: Image Gallery