lesbianism

whose migrant mother was this? the story of the native american woman who became the face of the 1930s depression (and got almost nothing for it)

bauhaus design is everywhere, but its roots are political how even a simple choice between what font to use can be a political act

edvard munch: what a cigarette means munch + tobacco = art? (yes we’re still on the topic of art as a political weapon)

art that was never finished how great masters sometimes even didn’t finish stuff. also! the history behind the colour aquamarine

fka twigs on mary magdalene (if you like asmr you’re gonna love this)

having a coke with frank ohara (technically not art history but this video is too good for me not to mention)

video postcard: woman at her toilette a quick dive into my favourite painting of woman impressionist berthe morisot

this documentary about georgia o´keeffe (that ive seen about 10 times)

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when you worry about your future:

I let go of worries that drain my energy.

I make smart, calculated plans for my future.

I attract wealth and abundance.

I am in complete charge of planning for my future.

I trust in my own ability to provide well for myself .

when you can’t get your loved ones to support your dreams:

I follow my dreams no matter what.

I show compassion in helping my loved ones understand my dreams.

I answer questions about my dreams without getting defensive.

my loved ones love me even without fully grappling with my dreams.

I accept everyone as they are and continue on with pursing my dream.

when you come face to face with a problem:

I am safe and sound. all is well

everything works out for my highest good.

there is a great reason this is unfolding before me now.

I have the smarts and the ability to get through this.

all my problems have a solution.

when you want to do more with your life but feel stuck:

I attempt all- not some - possible ways to get unstuck.

I seek a new way of thinking about this situation.

the answer is right before me, even if I am not seeing it yet.

I believe in my ability to unlock the way and set myself free.

when you can’t stop comparing yourself to others:

I have no right to compare myself to anyone for I do not know their full story.

I compare myself only to my highest self.

I choose to see the light that I am to this world.

I am happy in my own skin and in my own circumstances.

I see myself as a gift to my people, my community, and to the world.

when you feel you are not good enough no matter how hard you try:

I am more than good enough and I get better everyday.

I give up the habit to criticize myself.

I adopt the mindset to praise myself.

I see the perfection in all my flaws and all my genius.

I fully approve of who I am, even as I get better.

I am a good person.

when you want to give up:

I cannot give up until I have tried every conceivable way.

I press on because I believe in my path.

It is always too early to give up on my goals.

I must know what awaits me at the end of this rope so I do not give up.

when you recognize how powerful, gifted, talented, and brilliant you really are:

the past has no power over me anymore.

I embrace the rhythm and the flowing of my own heart.

all that I need comes to me at the right time and place in this life.

Morality and grammar are related. Human beings live by the word. Socrates said, “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” I’ve had that sentence pinned up over my desk for a long time.

Lying is the deliberate misuse of language. But language misused through “mere” ignorance or carelessness breeds half-truths, misunderstandings, and lies.

In that sense grammar and morality are related. In that sense a writer’s moral duty is to use language thoughtfully and well.

But Socrates wasn’t talking about correctness. Correct usage is not “right,” or incorrectness “wrong,” morally. Correctness isn’t a moral issue but a social and political one, often a definition of social class. Correct usage is defined by a group of those who speak and write English a certain way, and used as a test or shibboleth to form an in-group of those who speak and write English that way and an out-group of those who don’t. And guess which group has the power?

I detest the self-righteousness of the correctness bullies, and I distrust their motives. But I have to walk a razor’s edge in this book, because the fact is that usage, particularly in writing, is a social matter, a general social agreement about how we make ourselves understood. Incoherent syntax,* mistaken words, misplaced punctuation, all cripple meaning. Ignorance of the rules makes hash of the sentences. In written prose, incorrect usage, unless part of a conscious, consistent dialect or personal voice, is disastrous. An egregious mistake in usage can invalidate a whole story.

How can a reader trust a writer ignorant of the medium she works in? Who can dance to a fiddler who plays off key?

—Ursula K. Le Guin, from Steering the Craft: a 21st Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

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