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January 12th 2012
Not one of the best days, but Hakuna Matata <3
I believe in hakuna matata. “Hakuna Matata” is a Swahili phrase that literally translates to “no worries.” To worry is an inevitable part of human existence. All of us undergo the state of life wherein we worry, and to deny it is to deny an aspect of being human. Hakuna matata is not about denying or ignoring your worries though, but rather a matter of personal perspective.
The problem with our generation is that too often we let little things get to us, things that either can be easily changed, or that one can not control. In a generation like ours, I feel as though many people have one bad day or one awful experience and lose hope in their future. To me, hakuna matata is not about running away from your problems, but rather not letting them consume your every day life. For me, hakuna matata is more than just a catchy Disney song--it’s about not wasting time and energy in worrying, but rather using that energy to actually find a solution to the problem, or even investing it in an activity more healthy than worrying.
No matter how permanent something may seem, it’s most likely not. Hakuna matata helps me to realize that you must keep going. It’s okay to cry, feel hurt, get upset. But when you let your emotions control your life that’s when you lose. You can’t sulk at everything bad that happens to you. Life is going to throw you down, and beat you up. But at the end of the day what sets the strong aside from the weak is the choice we all have to make to give up or get up. And worrying interferes with our ability to get up. Worrying is a natural human trait and even if it is something that you cannot control you still get worried about things. The thing is, even though I worry, I do not let it get me to the point that I cannot focus on ways of fixing the problem.
Worrying only makes matters worse. Instead of worrying, why not do something? Make an effort to fix the problem, rather than wallow. Invest that energy on something positive. Find a hobby. Just do something! Don’t just sit there submersed in your own worries cause chances are nothing’s going to change and nothing’s going to get easier. In the end it’s best to realize that this too shall pass, just be patient. Don't worry. It seems bad now, but breathe. Hakuna Matata.
Over the years I’ve learned, as everyone will, that things won’t be easy and not everything will go your way. Instead of having that four right in your face, sometimes you’re going to have to put two and two together. The truth is life was never meant to be easy, never meant to be perfect. It’s supposed to be difficult, frustrating, but worth it. It’s meant to be real. Of course it seems unbearable at times, like you’re fighting just to keep your head above water, and it gets rough. It’s hard, but it could always be worse. And this too shall pass. You may not believe me now, or tomorrow, or even in a month, but you will move on from this. Everything is eventual and temporary. Your situation will get better. It may take time. It may take sacrifice and frustration. But eventually you'll get there. Hakuna Matata means no worries for the rest of your days.
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Skinner is more than just an artist who paints psychodellic images of metal band mayhem, he is an event, a personality, a one-stop-shop of the super rad. It is within this personality that we begin to understand Skinner's work, and the detail, time, and focus he puts into everything he produces. We sat down with the artist to talk about his new show at The Shooting Gallery entitled "The Fragile Art of Existence" which explores a new place in the Skinner's body of work.
Read the full interview on Warholian here: www.warholian.com/2011/08/11/skinner-fragile-existence/
Studio photos by Hal Rotter
Opening Night Photos by Michael Cuffe
Today has managed to solidify me in what I am and hope yet to be, it's a step I want to make every day but today in particular feels like a leap, not for mankind, but for I.
Experience something beautiful, it may change your life.
Now enough pondering on the world and the state of our souls. Here is a image I made today while walking around a new area at about 6am, my feet were frozen and when I got home I rang a good 6oz of water out of my socks but it was well worth it for such a beautiful day.
"It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust, but to know." -Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (Scottsdale office view) #iphoneography #statigram #instagramhub #iphoneonly #igerstexas #instagramtexas #instamood #iphone #igers #6dih #ig #bestoftheday #photooftheday #jj #texas #photography #whereiwork #office #AZ #scottsdale #clouds #sun #color
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instajason: I've been away a bit IG friends. Big push at work. Glad to see everybody again this morning. :)
courtanee: Lovely Rand quote! And beautiful shot.
instajason: @courtanee Thanks! ☺
luvwifenmommylife: Love.
lady_dgn: Nice gallery! Great words!!
instajason: @daisyb23 Thanks Daisy! Sorry I missed this comment last year! 😊
instajason: @lady_dgn Thanks so much Dogan! I appreciate it!
lady_dgn: @instajason You'r welcome :)
The third USS Salem (CA-139) is one of three Des Moines-class heavy cruisers completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II. Commissioned in 1949 she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and the only one still in existence. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She is open to the public as a museum ship in Quincy Massachusetts.
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b>Description: Comb graves in Cummingsville Cemetery in Van Buren Co., Tenn.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
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Accession number: 2013-022
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ID#: Bald Knob Q - Cumingsville Cem 1
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This was Josh Price's last show with Wake From Existence at The Java House. He's now searching for a band. I am mostly a graphic designer but work with photography a lot as well. If you are in a band and like what you see, contact me about doing live shots. I reside in Canton, Ohio so keep that in mind.
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imagine
every time we think there is a little more money to spare
every time we think there is always some tomorrow to bear today
imagine
every time we go to a deeper self yielding a little more faith
the girl by the brook filling her earthen pot
dark green forest, neat ribboned hair
eyes on the ripples, thoughts travelling on their troughs
imagining a deeper self
Built in 1948, this Streamline Moderne-style building was designed by William Strudwick Arrasmith to serve as a Bus Station for Greyhound. The building is clad in limestone with aluminum trim, including several horizontal trim bands, enameled blue and black panels, curved corners, ribbon windows, a large blade sign with a clock bearing the name “Greyhound” in neon Art Deco lettering, an aluminum canopy over the main entrance, stucco cladding on the rear wings, a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet, aluminum flagpoles, glass block, canopies at the bus platforms, and a heavily renovated interior. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The building has served as a Greyhound Bus Station for its entire existence, but was sold in 2023, with plans by Greyhound to vacate the facility for a new location. The future of the building is presently unknown.