Inspiration

Hovering in the clouds over Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

On the Pacific Coast in Montericco, Guatemala, we took part in the liberation of hundreds and baby sea turtles at sunset.

Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go

–Louise Driscoll

Volcan de Fuego en Ciudad Guatemala (photo by Mary)

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau

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Photo by Mary Tucker

Hear me, four quarters of the world–a relative I am!

Give me the strength to walk the soft earth,

a relative to all that is!

Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand

that I may be like you…

Great Spirit, Great Spirit, my Grandfather,

all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike.

With tenderness have these come up out of the ground.

Look upon these faces of children without number

and with children in their arms

that they may face the winds and walk the good road

to the day of quiet.

–Black Elk

Vespers

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is: nor how valuable it is: nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate YOU.

Keep the channel open…

No artist is pleased…

There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine, dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive that the others.

Martha Graham, American (1884-1991)

The coast of County Antrim, Ireland (photo by Mary Tucker)