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Limits no Limits_094

Item

: A handwritten note in a spiral-bound notebook with a postcard and a calendar page.
Title
Limits no Limits_094
Alternative Title
Limits no Limits
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2019
Description
: The image shows a spiral-bound notebook open to a page with handwritten text. The page includes a calendar at the top, a postcard with a colorful design and postage stamp, and handwritten notes. The postcard is addressed to "Karen Blessen" in Dallas, Texas. The notebook page contains a reflection on self-pity, St. Francis prayer, and a metronome as a metaphor for setting one's pace.
Identifier
011_070419-091519_limits_no_limits
Dates Completed
July 4, 2019 - September 15, 2019
Keywords
Limited; No limits; Death and loss; Barbara Boster Phillips; Missing Barbara; Fourth of July; Fireworks; Mourning Don; Grieving with Poppy; Mending quilts; Stitching and bleeding; Non-profit struggles; Artist conflict; Solitary tree; Communion; Dark days; Giving up dream; Joy in 29 Pieces; Reframing work; Will Richey; Baby Sol; Family tree; Surgery recommended; Mass shootings; Kindness; I have a dream; Fashion diversion; Christian Dior exhibit; PINK banner; Right action; Kelly and Joe mosaics; Phoebe Little paintings; Kinder world logos; Teachers as love; South Dallas Cultural Center; Epiphany; Injured wings; Consciousness; Betrayal; 29 Pieces compilation
Transcription
:
- Postcard:

Karen Blessen
6327 Vickery
Dallas, Texas 75214

- Handwritten Notes:

fallen into self pity.
And that's not a tenable position.
I say the St. Francis
prayer every morning, as a
re-setting for how to deal
with others, with the world.
It applies to oneself as
well. I listen to the
Metronome - slow and steady
to set my pace.
"Where there is hatred,
let me sow love."
In me, there is hatred
of this image of me using a
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