Chaos and Art: HOPE

Thursday, October 27, 2011

HOPE

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Albert Einstein

Hope. One of my favorite words, along with love, integrity, family, peace, and laughter. And chocolate, can't forget chocolate. But hope? It's played the starring role throughout my life. Even when love couldn't be found in the rubble. Even when integrity was just a silly little word that only I knew. When laughter couldn't save family or bring a shred of peace, hope hung around. Even when I thought it was gone, I hoped I was wrong. And I was wrong. Hope remains alive and well and thriving in my scarred up soul. It's made an explosive return, clobbering me with a 2x4 to get my attention and then singing "told you so" at the top of its optimistic lungs. Can you hear it? I can. Loud and clear. And so I did what I do when words are absent or just not enough; I created a piece of art: The Book of Hope. This particular piece is for a special person and for a very special place. Can you guess?

5 comments:

AnonymousOctober 28, 2011 at 12:34 AM
again and yet again you amaze me - what talent
hope and faith keep us going - you are proof

Marilynn
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AnonymousOctober 28, 2011 at 12:28 PM
what a beautiful piece of art - it is amazing

Linda P
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Laure Janus ~ Little Joys StudioOctober 28, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Thanks for the kind comments. "Hope" pretty much created itself and it's one of my most favorite pieces.
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abbie at playDecember 23, 2011 at 12:37 AM
the HOPE book is so wonderful wonderful, laure. thank you for sharing! i hope one day to become as creative as you are :)
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Laure Janus ~ Little Joys StudioDecember 23, 2011 at 8:07 AM
Abbie, thank you for the kind feedback. Have fun nurturing your OWN creativity because that's your personal muse talking!
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Thanks for visiting Chaos and Art. I appreciate your comments and hope you stop by again soon. Until then, create a little havoc of your own!

Words to Live By

* Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

* Don't mind if I fall apart, there's more room in a broken heart. ~Carly Simon

* I always wanted to invent something that would move around and make funny noises and would change the world as we know it and I forgot all about that until we had kids and now I see I came pretty close. ~Brian Andreas

* And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anias Nin

* There are stars who's light reaches the earth long after they have fallen apart. There are people who's remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow. ~Unknown

* When people show you who they are, believe them. ~Maya Angelou

* Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there. - Robert Downey Jr.

* You will recognize your own path when you come upon it because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need. ~Jerry Gillies

* I drive way too fast to worry about my cholesterol.

* Missing you comes in waves; tonight I am drowning.

* The wound is the place where the Light enters you. ~ Rumi

* The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing. ~Albert Einstein

* Laugh too loud. When other people look at you, LAUGH LOUDER.

* Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ~Arthur C. Clark

* Look, I probably should have told you this before but you see, well, insanity runs in my family...it practically gallops. ~Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, "Arsenic and Old Lace"

* Only dead fish go with the flow.

* When 99% of people doubt your idea, you're either gravely wrong or about to make history. ~Scott Belsky

* There are more horse's asses in the world than there are horses. ~my father

* Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got. ~Janis Joplin

* While we try to teach our children all about life our children teach us what life is all about.

* If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies.

* I get plenty of exercise pushing my luck.

* At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

- Albert Schweitzer

* We worry about tomorrow like it's promised.

* She builds others up because she knows what it's like to be torn down.

* A dog will look down when he's done wrong. A snake will look you right in the eye.

* We are all searching for someone whose demons play well with ours.

* Broken crayons still color.