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Define who we are

I’m watching Maid in Manhattan. I hear the manager of the housekeeping department of a fancy hotel tell this great line to Jennifer Lopez after she’s been fired pretending to be a guest.

“To serve others is an honor.  And although we serve them, we are not their servants. What we do does not define us, what defines us is how we rise to the occasion.”

I wrote this on my computer after  watching the scene on the screen. I didn’t wait an hour or a day. I wrote it right away.

This is what he actually said, from imdb.

“To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they are only people with money. And although we serve them, we are not their servants. What we do, Miss Ventura, does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling.”

Inside out, upside down. Does it really matter…the slight variables in life?

Is this deep or is this just a quick wit trying to be deep?

SummerDreams~Where Butterflies Sing

(This is the updated version of SummerOM’s poem. I left both up to see which version is your favorite.)
Summer Dreams~Where Butterflies Sing
By SummerOM

In tribute to our GoldenGreenGoddessVisionary, Ellen Peterson, Beloved Happehatchee Center and all the inspired Artists, Dreamers, Guides, Mentors, Musicians,  Poets, Teachers, StoryTellers, Singers, Shamans  and especially ~to all the Children who come to play, bless and create this Sacred Space.

 

I am cradled in Ocean Dreams, soothed awake

~where I play, and sometimes pray with paint and brushes surrounded in wet, wild, windswept Valleys

that hug vaulted, majestic Mountains graced with

tall White Birch who anchor the Light and Energies in and around shaded Creeks, whispering Ferns, Devas, Gnomes,Fairies and fanciful, perfumed Forest Flowers

~where Butterflies sing.

 

I am birthed in Ocean Dreams, gently nursed awake

~on Crystal Rivers where precious Stones drum

melodic, passionate, poetic love songs to inspire magical new worlds rising above misty, purple snowcapped

Mountains in white-laced, pillowed waves blessed and

given as communion rejoicing to reseed a dew drenched,

sun shimmering Universe birthed on ever streaming Milky Way Moonbeams and magically carpeted Galaxies

of benevolent brother-sister Star Beings in joyful,

harmonic oneness with spirit filled Humanity

~where Butterflies sing.

 

I am caressed in Ocean Dreams, tenderly touched  awake ~inside emerald green goddess Gardens grown

in sun-splashed, stained glassed windows framed as

radiant Shrines where Birds, Crickets, Frogs, Lizards, Owls and Snakes serenade and dance the music

of my soul and dreams awake while I swing snug in a

woven hammock cocoon hung between soft, fragrant

Breezes below sanctuary Choirs of tropical Palms, silken robed Bamboo monks and massive, moss laden Oaks chanting the hours beneath high masted clouds sailing across Tahitian blue Skies

~where Butterflies sing.

 

I am held in Ocean Dreams and hugged awake

~in muted and mellowed OM mantled mantras

spun silver and gold between

honey sweetened day dreams too

soon forgotten when I staged and played

my life along spinning, spiraling pathways through

hushed and haunted memories of darkened caverns

babbled and dabbled grey in secrets whispered in earthen

clay marrow and centuries of ancestral mind and bones

~where Butterflies sing.

 

I am floated in Ocean Dreams, graciously awakened

~among courageous Spirit Guides and

Dragonflies who journey beyond banished boundaries

of fear and mysterious nightmares witnessed as children while content to play in closed backyards or in high, nestled tree houses newborn in spring woods

tracked through familiar, remembered dreams,

memories and glimmerings strung on gossamer beaded,

rainbow ribboned, gentle make-believe, magical games,

exquisite, mystical songs and ecstatic, dizzying dances

~where Butterflies sing.

 

I am swimming in Ocean Dreams, splashed awake

~on high cabled, swinging, wood-bangled bridges

bounced and balanced by spirited noble Seekers who are never lost, but found in treasure mapped, multi-layered, lavishly draped landscapes of whirling, twirling Kaleidoscopes spinning round and round filled with

dancing Devas who dare to journey in and out beyond

time and space threaded through these gated,

goddess playtime portals between multidimensional worlds of a thousand thunderous, Tidal Moons

and sacred Shaman’s Dreams

~where Butterflies sing.

 

OceanMomma ~SummerOM

~WhiteWaveFlowing with Light

Spring 2009

~In Grace and Gratitude for my new Happehatchee home!

www.happehatcheecenter.org

 

 

Summer Dreams by SummerOM

A Tribute to our Golden Green Goddess Visionary, Ellen Peterson,
Beloved Happehatchee and All the amazing Artists, Dreamers,
Poets, Teachers, Mentors and Guides who bless this
Sacred Space…

SUMMER DREAMS
~ Where Butterflies Sing

I am in ocean dreams
with brushes and paints
surrounded in wet, wild
windswept valleys that hug
majestic mountains
~where tall white birch anchor the harmony
with shaded creeks, whispering fern, the devas,
gnomes, fairies and fanciful forest flowers
~where butterflies sing.

I am in ocean dreams
with crystal rivers where precious stones drum
passionate love songs to inspire magical new worlds
rising above misty, purple snowcapped
mountains in white-laced, pillowed waves
given as grace in joy to reseed  a
dew drenched, sun shimmering
universe birthed on the misty, milky way
moonbeams and magic carpet galaxies
of benevolent brother-sister star beings
in partnership with spirit filled humanity
~where butterflies sing.

I am in ocean dreams
inside emerald green gardens
grown in sun-splashed, stained glass windows and
radiant shrines where crickets, frogs, lizards, owls
and snakes serenade and dance the consciousness
of my soul and dreams awake while swinging snug in a
woven hammock cocoon hung between soft, fragrant
breezes below a choir of tropical palms, silken robed
bamboo monks and massive, moss laden oaks chanting
the hours beneath high masted clouds sailing across
Tahitian blue skies
~where butterflies sing.

I am in ocean dreams
in muted, mellow OM mantras
spun silver and gold from
honey sweetened day dreams
soon forgotten when I staged and
played my life along spinning, spiraling
pathways through ancient memories
babbled and dabbled grey and flowing
in the hidden marrow and centuries of
my mind and bones
~where butterflies sing.

I am in ocean dreams
of courageous spirit guides and
dragonflies who journey beyond
banished boundaries
of fear and mysterious
nightmares seen as a child while
content to play in a closed backyard
~or in a high, nestled tree house
in newborn, spring woods
tracked through returning, familiar
dreams and memories glimmering on
gossamer rainbow ribbons
~where butterflies sing.

I  am in ocean dreams
on high cabled bridges
for spirited noble seekers
who are never lost but found
in treasure mapped, multi-layered,
flowing landscapes of framed
kaleidoscopes whirling round and
round with mystic dreamers who
dare to journey in and out
through gated, goddess portals
between the worlds
of thunderous
tidal moons
and sacred
shaman dreams
~where butterflies sing.

~Summer
Written in Spring 2009

in Gratitude for my new Happehatchee home!

www.happehatcheecenter.org

Sarah Kay-”Tshotsholoza”, WOW!

Sarah Kay, the slam poet.
I saw her on TED so I followed her to YouTube.
She does Spoken Word Poetry
Here is a powerful piece on South Africa’s Apartheid in the 50′s.
On TED she got a bit of criticism and a bit of praise.
This was my comment:
I loved her first poem, this coming from a mother of four with four more step children I raised every summer along with being a midwife and friend to many mothers. I think she poetically got every word right, every word a mother should say to her daughter and said in such a way that it was like a game or song or puzzle, your mind had to twist with it a bit, maybe even dance with it to wear it completely.

 

Outside the Box

We are Inside Out, Upside Down, so why not spend some time Outside the Box.

Outside the Box Studio

LuLu Carter created this wonderland for adults and children. The passageway into this box (really a very large room) creates a mystical journey tantalizing your senses. Color, texture, sound, smiles, art, play, create, community all reside in this box of delightful surprises. I want to say parties are her specialty but yet she has so many specialties. She also has a very educated and talented group of people that help with Outside the Box Studio.

In her multi-media art studio, Located in Naples, Florida, Lulu Carter teaches children and adults diversity through fabrics, dance and a wide variety of methods. Carter began her educational experience in Brazil where she taught art education to all ages. Lulu is committed to engaging all in Southwest Florida to share in fostering peace and a sense of global community.

Outside the Box

Check out her web site to learn more about Lulu and her oasis of joy.
1610 Trade Center Way Suite #4 in North Naples, corner with Taylor Road

 

Inside or outside the camera? Father/Daughter

Inside a camera

Inside a Camera

Outside the camera

Outside the camera

Barb Wire

barb wire

Does this keep you inside or does it keep you outside?

Photo taken by Juma Stevens.

The Fence

insideout

Is he inside or out?

Photo taken by Juma Stevens

JR’s Insideout Project

 

TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT from TED Prize on Vimeo.

Beautiful and raw, healing and troublesome.

I read this post today on Nuart blog. Nuart is an annual international contemporary street and urban art festival established in 2001. The Festival is based in Stavanger on the West Coast of Norway.

http://nuart09.blogspot.com/2011/03/jrs-ted-project-inside-out.html

TED prize winner JR unleashes his “TED Wish” project.

INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. These digitally uploaded images will be made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators for them to exhibit in their own communities. People can participate as an individual or in a group; posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window to a wall of portraits on an abandoned building or a full stadium. These exhibitions will be documented, archived and viewable virtually.

visit insideoutproject.net today to get involved

JR’s TED Prize Wish

Watch this powerful video from TED about a how art can change the world. JR was 15 when he started doing graffiti in Paris. At 17 he found a cheap camera in the subway and started taking photos of them at play. They wanted to make their mark on the city. He started making his own gallery shows on the outside of buildings, his frames were spray painted onto the wall around the photo.

One day he saw the news about the fires burning right there in his city of Paris. The news had it looking so frightening, the people he knew looked like monsters on TV. He took the only lens he has, a 28mm and began taking photos of these same people up close. He took paste and put the giant photos on building once more, this time with each persons name and age next to the photo. Fear fades.
He went to the Middle East conflicts and took photos, putting Israeli and Palestinians photos side by side.

Watch the video to see the rest. Check out his webpage to get involved.
http://www.insideoutproject.net/

PS. I just saw his web site has the words insideout in it. When I started this blog I had no attachment with my blog title to anything, words just came to me when I was taking photos of objects you could see in puddles, so it got me excited to see his wish and webpage included the words INSIDEOUT.

 

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