I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite?
Terry Tempest WilliamsThe danger is in what we codify, commodify, and exploit.
Terry Tempest WilliamsI accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are sacred.
Terry Tempest WilliamsTag: inspiration belief faith
There is no one true church, no one chosen people.
Terry Tempest WilliamsTag: people faith church chosen
The mind creates those things that exist.
Terry Tempest WilliamsHer body was rounded like earth. Stories. Breath. . . . Her eyes have been painted closed. I understand. To tell a story you must travel inward.
Terry Tempest WilliamsTag: story
Story is the umbilical cord that connects us to the past, present, and future. Family. Story is a relationship between the teller and the listener, a responsibility. . . . Story is an affirmation of our ties to one another.
Terry Tempest WilliamsTag: art story connection affirmation
What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.
Terry Tempest WilliamsStorytelling awakens us to that which is real. Honest. . . . it transcends the individual. . . . Those things that are most personal are most general, and are, in turn, most trusted. Stories bind. . . . They are basic to who we are.
A story composite personality which grows out of its community. It maintains a stability within that community, providing common knowledge as to how things are, how things should be -- knowledge based on experience. These stories become the conscience of the group. They belong to everyone.
Tag: story conscience culture community
We are wearing coats of trust. When one tells a story this is what happens.
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