Family Journal_011
Item
- Title
- Family Journal_011
- Alternative Title
- Family Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
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The image showcases an open journal spread across two pages with handwritten text. The handwriting is in English, presented in a casual, script-like style. Each page is lined, and there is a signature "Christian Lacroix" printed at the bottom center of each page.
On the left page, the text explores themes of aging, meaningful living, and gratitude. The page is filled with detailed reflections structured in a list form, numbered from one to five. At the bottom, there's a sidebar with additional handwritten thoughts about incorporating wisdom and experience into a joyful and creative life.
The right page includes personal reflections about a relative, Theodore. It discusses visual metaphors, perception, and a date, presumably marking when the entry was written, “March 8, 2016.” - Identifier
- 021_022316-042416_family_journal
- Dates Completed
- February 23, 2016 - April 24, 2016
- Keywords
- Family; Parents; Grandparents; Maternal aunts and uncles; Childhood memories; Ghost busting; Revisionist history; Love; Forgiveness; Lingering ghosts; First pet; Pudgie the dog; Gift and loss; Ray of light extinguished; Grandmother’s life; Mother-daughter relationship; Hard work; Treasonous child; Reimagining childhood; Understanding; Devotion; Loyalty; Protection; Perspective; Kip Lott; Piece 24; Prayer pages; Mantram pages; Afiza; Mowgli; Hope Trevino; Mauricio Navarro; Diane Van Buren; Artist attack; Rape; Grandma Asche; Grandpa Asche; Grandma Blessen; Living room conflict; Tension; Arguments; Yelling; Smoking; Drinking; Super collider metaphor; Bringing color; Childhood letter; Betrayal; Friendship loss; Grandma Asche’s offspring; Time off; Pets; Animals; 1964–2016; 2016 elections; Political noise; Centering chart; Grounding; April 21, 2016; Prince dies
- Transcription
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Left Page:
"(And... what am I trying to accomplish by this ghost-busting, now at 64? I have some hypothesis - (1) to understand and explode my grim outlook on aging, (2) to extricate myself from the inevitability of that sad, convoluted argumentative, sadistic fate, (3) to create, and live, a meaningful, healthy, joyful "rest of life," and (4) to honor. To honor them. To thank them, (5) to apologize... for my ingratitude, for my sullen, lazy, resistant attitude.
[Sidebar: How do we... how do I... take the best of what genetics and experience give me... combine it with the divine, perenniel lessons and wisdom, and live joyfully and creatively?]"
Right Page:
"More on Grandma to come...
Grandpa. Edward Theodore Asche
Born Dec. 21, 1881
Passed Away: March 24, 1974
age: 92
March 8, 2016
What's behind these pages? All these pink and red pages... the flowers and joy of them... are not an effort to see things through rose colored glasses - or to make a period of life into something it wasn't. They are a gift through time, space, and spirit. They are a way to honor, delight, and uplift them. They are being done in the hope and belief that in some invisible," - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
- Is Part Of
- Family Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery