Monday, September 14, 2015

The Social Ramble Ain't Restful and Other Thoughts & Observations



A Note from my visit to the art museum last week:

In the same way I am increasingly drawn to music that is as much noise as music (Tom Waits, Wilco), I find myself more and more drawn to abstract art or art that I don't quite understand but feel.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_54.143.9.jpg


From Some Rules for Teachers, by Anne Boyer, after John Cage:

demonstrate uncertainty

do not let the terms with which you understand the world get in the way of understanding it

give up any desire to be the smartest person in the room

every student is a genius

conduct yourself in such a way that your students can eventually forget that you exist


 

 How to Keep Young by Satchel Paige:

1. Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood.

2. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify  it with cool thoughts.

3. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.

4. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful.

5. Avoid running at all times.

6. Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.


From Jack Kerouac's 30 Beliefs About Writing:

1. Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy

4. Be in love with yr life

17. Write in recollection and amazement for yourself

19. Accept loss forever

20. Believe in the holy contour of life

29. You’re a Genius all the time


My favorite MLK, Jr., quote:

"The end is reconciliation, the end is redemption, the end is the creation of the beloved community."

4 comments:

Pom Pom said...

I like the rules for teachers!

Nancy McCarroll said...

Good thoughts, all. Now to remember them. And heed the advice.

Fried meat angries the blood? Hmmmm

Gumbo Lily said...

I like "Be in love with yr life." So I'll continue eating fried meat.

magsmcc said...

I am going to jangle around gently for the whole rest of this day- especially if the end is redemption. I think we catch a glimpse of the beloved community in Blogland x