Our Ease of Moving On

Shortly after an enormous loss of life our attention is distracted elsewhere.

I return to a painting or piece of music primarily because of its appeal to my senses. I revisit a story because of its dramatic content and the way it is told. Once I return I am reminded of people, places and events that I might otherwise loose sight of. Art and objects bring us back to those things of greatest importance, despite our ease of moving on.

Give Now. Save Lives

I respond to the moment, my moment of now.

If my feelings are roused, my thoughts, enlivened, I may act.

If I do not feel, even when a life depends on it, I do not act. Kindness requires I feel. Compassion requires I feel. Love requires I feel. To give requires I feel.

The most I give is my time. Money may be mine or another’s stored time. Give now, save lives.

Art and Devastation

When the force of nature overwhelms us, we come together. At times the scale of devastation is immense, affecting countless communities, and the impact of each personal experience of trauma lasts a lifetime. What possible help can art be in a period of urgent practical need?

Food, water, shelter, and medical care are vital for survival, together with those things that inspire and raise our spirits. Each day, somewhere, where tragedy unfolds, art has the capacity to nourish hope.