In Honor of a Man and His Dream

Excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr. speech at Civil Rights March in Washington D.C., August 28, 1963:

Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed---'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'

Photo source: "Martin Luther King Jr." from the National Archives and Records Administration NARA)

Tentative Beginnings

Robert Anthony once said:

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

Today's picture pretty much sums up how I'm feeling about this blog right now, but the quote is helping to give me perspective. Anyway, here's my stab at poetry...I'm hoping that someday I'll get better ;)

Though the distance is far
The path unclear
The steps uncertain
The dangers unknown

I am called forward
Heeding the siren call
Beckoning, calling
The sweet promise urges

So, I will take my first steps
Tentative and shaky and unsure
But somewhere I’ll find
The will to find my courage.

Photo source: "IMGP5206-LR01" by suneko on Flickr

To Live or Do Nothing?

Robert Anthony suggests:

Live as though it were your last day on earth. Some day you will be right.

Photo source: "Portrait of an articulated skeleton on a bentwood chair" from the Powerhouse Museum Collection on Flickr

Here I come!

Quote from Carl Sandburg:

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.

Photo source: "IMG_0343.jpg" by evanbdudley on Flickr

Darker Desires

According to Jean-Luc Godard:

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Photo source: "bound, black and white" by preciouskhyatt on Flickr