Penelope Mitchell Instagram – I’m not Jewish, but I went to synagogue most weekends as a kid.
My neighbors were Jewish and they accepted me as part of the tribe.
My own family went to the Buddhist temple in another part of town, but never discouraged me from going to shul.
They taught me that taking time to be silent and contemplate is all that matters, for we are all a part of a greater oneness no matter how we worship. –
Most of you know how hard I find it to share parts of myself on social media, but I’m trying to stay connected, if not simply to share a little love where it feels right.
Here’s a picture of me with friend Gary Baseman from this weekend. He is an incredible artist and an equally incredible human being. Gary built the Purr Room as a safe space for contemplation and surrender, guided by the multi-planetary purrs of Blackie the Cat. –
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the notion of ritual and the way we perceive art and our freedom of speech. The idea that social media serves unilaterally as a place of art, politics and advertising freaks me out.
The whole idea of a prelude before a play is to lull us into a space of suspended disbelief so that we can let art wash over us without cynicism or reservation. That is how the ancient Greeks taught us morality. I’m not saying the ancients didn’t have their own shortcomings, but you catch my drift.
When we read the news we are taught that it is imperative to retain a critical eye and never lose sight of the agendas and vested interests behind the powers that be and how that affects what we are reading.
Then somewhere between the cracks, guerrilla marketing slipped in and now we are faced with a never ending question of what is simply expression (art), what is fact ( the news) and what is praying on our conscious/ unconscious desires and simply trying to sell us stuff (advertising). The internet is confusing AF. –
Anyway, amongst all of this chaos there are people like Gary that simply want us to feel okay. Art is solace and it keeps me alive.
No matter what religion you come from, where you were born, or what you believe at your core, it never hurts to take a moment to just be and let it all wash away. 🌸 | Posted on 30/Oct/2018 01:28:12
