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Peter Beard Journal_080

Item

A handwritten journal page with a quote by Mother Teresa and a note reflecting on challenging times.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_080
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open journal with a black cover. On the left page, there is a white card with red and white striped background and the text "If you judge people, you have no time to love them" attributed to Mother Teresa. Below this, handwritten text reads "Region 10 Teacher." The right page contains handwritten notes in cursive, discussing the challenges of the year, including the COVID-19 pandemic, volcanic eruptions, and opposition to racism and police brutality. The handwriting is neat and legible.
Identifier
005_041820-070420_peter_beard
Dates Completed
April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
Keywords
Brandon Woodard; Prison; ONE BULLET; Unfinished chapter; Dallas Morning News; Follow-up story; Brandon’s Story; Tom Huang; Editor; Woodard family; Correspondence; Michael Unit; Texas Prisons; Tennessee Colony; Large family; Peter Beard; Disappearance; Death; Art hero; Peter Beard piece; Encounters with Peter Beard; Writing return; Lee Marvin; Cat Ballou; Old gunslinger; Boyd Gallery; Deep Ellum; Peter Beard exhibit; Inwood Theatre; Peter Beard film; Covid-19; Pandemic; Despicable leadership; Kelly; Ankle surgery; Gratitude; 29 Pieces; We thrive; Darcy Beck; Death of husband; Response to story; Peter Beard photos; Me with Peter Beard; Dallas Morning News article; Police killings; Race relations; Demonstrations; Headlines; Black Lives Matter; George Floyd; The Terrible Lessons of Life; Love Project; Online presentation; Zoom; Region 10 Education Service Center; LOVE workshop; White folks; Vengeful God; Quotidian joys; Journeyman, Inc.; DaVerse Lounge; 13th; Feelings; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Setu Retreat; Mad Maxish dream; Cocktail dresses; Betsy Bock; Elvis Presley; Paradise Lost; Satan; Hero; God-forsaken year; Gretchen; Breast cancer; Illnesses; Covid-19 deaths; Feeling words collage; Milton Glaser; Death; Art hero; Lizi Boyd; Reconnection; Reasons not to do Brandon Woodard story; 4th of July memories; Barbara Boster Phillipp; Anniversary of death; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Re-read; Transcript; Peter Beard story
Transcription
Left Page:
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"
Mother Teresa
Region 10
Teacher

Right Page:
This year that was going to be rocky anyway with the upcoming election was held upended by first the COVID-19 chaos, and now the volcanic eruption throughout the world of opposition to racism & police brutality. The big payback - but the real payback - wore it til for tat
Rights
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Is Part Of
Peter Beard Journal
Relation
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