Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Friday
Thursday
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
"I don't understand what is so beautiful about a landscape. How can
someone find it fun to walk in the forest and look at trees? How can
they choose to do that over a day at the mall?" - 14 years old me.
This morning, while riding my bike to work, I saw a girl doing her morning run. The way her ponytail was bouncing at the beat of her feet running and the way the sun reflected on her dirty blond hair made me reach in my bag for my phone to take a picture. And just like that, my day was made. As silly as it sounds, the 3.5 mega pixel camera on my phone changed my life. A couple of years ago I would have never even noticed the perfect dirty blond ponytail. Thinking about all the things I see now that I never saw before is crazy. I think Instagram has had a big part in this. It has challenged me to see things in a different way (ex. I always take the same bike trail to work so I try to take a different picture everytime). It also helped me as a photographer (we could make a list of bad things as well, but let's keep this a positive post for now.). I see a visual potential in a lot more things now then I did before.
Or maybe I'm just growing up and this is what it's all about.
If you would like to see more pictures of my daily life : @peacebypieces
Or maybe I'm just growing up and this is what it's all about.
If you would like to see more pictures of my daily life : @peacebypieces
Saturday
Friday
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Wednesday
THE EXPLANATION
If you haven't read the post on my photo exposition you can see it here...
You can take no credit for the fact that you weren't born a psychopath.
This quote changed my life, for the better.
You don't choose where you are born, your hair color, who your parents are, how tall you are, if your right or left handed, if you like carrots, if you're scared of heights. So who are we to take credit for the fact that we aren't born psychopaths. Who are we to blame those who are ?
This is the link to the article : Life Without Free Will. I will never explain it better than Sam Harris did so you are better off reading the article but if you don't want to read it these are the most important parts:
"How, for instance, does one become a pediatric surgeon? Well, you must
first be born, with an intact nervous system, and then provided with a
proper education. No freedom there, I’m afraid. You must also have the
physical talent for the job and avoid smashing your hands at rugby.
Needless to say, it won’t do to be someone who faints at the sight of
blood."
"And what if the desire to become a surgeon suddenly arises tomorrow and
becomes so intense that I jettison my other professional goals and
enroll in medical school? Would I—that is, the part of me that is
actually experiencing my life—be the true cause of these
developments? Every moment of conscious effort—every thought, intention,
and decision—will have been caused by events of which I am not
conscious. Where is the freedom in this?"
"If we cannot assign blame to the workings of the universe, how can
evil people be held responsible for their actions? In the deepest sense,
it seems, they can’t be. But in a practical sense, they must be. I see
no contradiction in this. In fact, I think that keeping the deep causes
of human behavior in view would only improve our practical response to
evil. The feeling that people are deeply responsible for who they are
does nothing but produce moral illusions and psychological suffering."
"Understanding the true causes of human behavior does not leave any room
for the traditional notion of free will. But this shouldn’t depress us,
or tempt us to go off our diets. Diligence and wisdom still yield better
results than sloth and stupidity. I think that on balance,
it could only produce a more compassionate, equitable, and sane society.."
Sam Harris mentions a lot more things about why he thinks living without free will is better for everyone. For me the most important thing is that it can bring feelings of compassion instead of pride and hatred. Isn't better ?
Sam Harris mentions a lot more things about why he thinks living without free will is better for everyone. For me the most important thing is that it can bring feelings of compassion instead of pride and hatred. Isn't better ?
Saturday
I've just opened an illustration shop on society 6. Take a look. You will find prints, iphone cases and more. x
Monday
WHITE WALLS
Sunday morning was a good morning. James Taylor was playing on repeat and I painted the morning away. I felt like dipping my fingers in paint and dance around our living room touching every white wall. What a great painting that would be. What was your weekend highlight ? x
Saturday
LE GRAND RÉVEIL
It's pretty quiet around here, I'm sorry. I am getting ready for my first photo exposition since I finished school. I am loving every minute of it. It is fun, challenging, creative, stressful but most of all inspiring. I can't wait to share it with the world. x
1. Dan took this picture while working on the expo.
2. My living room right now.
3. This guy is helping me out so much.
4. Ruby is the best when it comes to test shots.
4. While I edit pictures.
2. My living room right now.
3. This guy is helping me out so much.
4. Ruby is the best when it comes to test shots.
4. While I edit pictures.
Monday
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