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Purple Journal_029

Item

The page discusses personal reflections on aging and resilience, with a focus on maintaining strength and purpose.
Title
Purple Journal_029
Alternative Title
Purple Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2017
Description
The page is from a lined notebook with a purple cover. The text is written in black ink, and there are decorative elements such as ribbons and small pieces of fabric on the right side of the page. The layout is simple, with handwritten text filling the page.
Identifier
016_061717-122517_purple_journal
Dates Completed
June 17, 2017 - Dec. 25, 2017
Keywords
Purple; Prince; June 7; Blank journal; Barnes and Noble; 2016–2017; Trump election; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Board realities; Come to Jesus moment; Remote work; Gut punches; Dana moves; Emotional loss; Political uncertainty; Life necessities; Calling the angels; Unshakeable faith; State of Contentment; Sacred feminine; Tramadol; Pleasing Daddy; Embodying HER; Yayoi Kusama; Frida Kahlo; Missing Barbara Boster; Mantrams for Trump; Anger chart; Charlottesville; Compassionate Path; Critical Path; Chronic hip pain; Angst and joy; Friendship and forgiveness; NYC trip; Times Square BID; Women artists; Left vs. right hand writing; No backyard studio
Transcription
was... the staff, the office... the overhead, the stress, without destroying me. I was/am already like an aging Labrador that painfully strains to stand up each time I try to rise.
[I feel rising.]
[I do not choose misery.]
To continue as was would've destoryed the conduit. Me. And I am not Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Martyrdom doesn't get it done. Not now.
Rights
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