This or That_082

Item

A hand-drawn journal page with various philosophical and reflective notes.

Title: This or That_082
Alternative Title: This or That
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2022-2023
Description: The page is filled with handwritten text, primarily in black ink, with some red markings and underlining. The layout is informal, with notes grouped into sections and some text highlighted for emphasis. There are no visible doodles or artwork, only text. The page appears to be part of a personal journal or notebook, with a focus on introspection and philosophical musings.
Identifier: B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed: May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
Keywords: Visual journal; Photographs; 2022; Deep rest; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Sundown plans; Reinvigoration; This Moment in Time; Timeline; Loose ends; Original vision; Artists Making a Kinder World; Curriculum; Brandon Woodard; Prison; THIS OR THAT; IF THIS THEN THAT; Dhammapada; Eknath Easwaran; Meditation; Kelly’s mother; Grief; Anxiety; Summer heat; Garden loss; Nervous breakdown; Fort Worth; Hotel retreat; Art museums; Botanical garden; Construction noise; Emotional overwhelm; Daily choices; Goya; Beatrix Potter; Hokusai; Rico Lebrun; Future direction; Circumstantial clarity
Transcription: THIS or THAT
Performance or Mastery
Ignore those things that are tasked to meet OR Engage with them. Attain what is unmastered, realize what is unrelied.
I've done all that I have to do in life? OR I have things to finish?
Self taught or Learned
Self destructive or Self expanding
Desire for extinction or Desire for Becoming
If the fruit finds
If personal aggrandize out
Base cravings or for personal satisfaction.
Cravings for satisfaction or Vitality for spiritual growth.
Desire for spiritual growth and selfless service for all
An act performed
Do it with all your heart.
Focus broad or Focus macro
Do away to infinity or Do away to I or the infinitile.
Or What?
A chick living inside the egg shell OR A breaking forth?
Bring a magnetic force or a force of repulsion.
Like poles repel
Contagious grace and LOVE!
Unreadable text at the bottom.
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: This or That
Relation: Image Gallery