#or

I do not like the raw sound of the human voice in unison unless it is under the discipline of music. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#choruses #crowds #human-voice #music #shouting

...you do violence with your words if you force them - art is given - the words received, moment by moment from unseen hands - call it a Muse ... ↗

— John Geddes

#forcing-words #language #muse #writing-advice #art

Change is nature’s way of offering us the opportunity to explore the parameters of our humanity and potential. Don’t fight it, embrace it. There is a magical experience awaiting those who embrace this natural process. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#explore #happiness #life #opportunity #change

If music were wind, I would live in a hurricane. ↗

— Jessica Bell

#music #music

If you feel trapped in a situation and are complaining about it, figure out how to untrap yourself and stop complaining. Save your energy for further figuring out and when there is an increase in courage. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

Isn’t it amazing how you can actually remember things? Where are they when you’re not remembering them? ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective interdependence. ↗

— Annette Simmons

#illusions #interdependence #ritual #stories #storytelling

You could lead your life as if the whole world were watching you on TV, or you could lead your life as if no one is watching you – same thing. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

The political writer, then is the ultimate optimist, believing people are capable of change and using words as one way to try and penetrate the privatism of our lives. ↗

— Cherríe L. Moraga Gloria Anzaldua

#change

Music originated from God and was created solely for his worship, his glory, and his pleasure. ↗

— Pedro Okoro

#music #spiritual-warfare #wors #music