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Art Heals
"Levels of depression and anxiety tended to be lower in patients undergoing chemotherapy who were exposed to visual art than in patients not exposed to visual art."
- Visual art in hospitals, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dec. 2010
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Transformer said: the importance of #culture is self-evident. Cultural influences play a very important role in the development of human civilizations. The arrival of certain language and concepts in a society profoundly influences the way people perceive and behave.
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It would appear that participants in the Tolerate group rated insults as less damaging than participants in the Control group did regardless of whether the latter considered that to be their counterargument. No significant difference between the two groups was noted.
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I make art. I plant trees and bushes. I grow food. I ride a bicycle frequently, instead of driving. I pick up trash in parks. I haven't watched tv in years. I love to read. I like, and write, poetry.
I believe in a Higher Power.
I am not like most people.
Very good.
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"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Logic will get you from A to B. #Imagination will take you everywhere. #Creativity is contagious, pass it on."
― Albert Einstein
#Youtopien : mixed media #art
Meaning in life relates to the significance of living or existence in general and manifests in #artistic, philosophical, scientific, theological, conceptual and metaphysical speculation.
I make #art, therefore I am - manifested visually - a qualifier as to the caliber of me-ness.
Alchemy is a #philosophical tradition practiced around the globe. It sought to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects and elements. Among its variegated aims was the transmutation of lead into gold, which served as a metaphor of achieving existential perfection.
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