Robert (gurdonark) wrote,
Robert
gurdonark

dignity and enthusiasm

Tonight I helped in a very small way at the Salvation Army, where I do intake interviews and give legal advice to folks who lack the money to pay for a lawyer. I won't go into details, though I think it's reasonably safe to say that over the years I've learned of many situations, each with its own details, flavor and nuance.

I meet people whose circumstances are difficult. People rarely seek out a lawyer because carefully nurtured iris flowers are in radiant bloom. Yet tonight I was struck by the quiet dignity among the many people I met, and realized grace is more than having the wisdom to know "the difference" in what is fixable and what is not fixable. I find myself in awe of people who live lives with a quiet lack of desperation.

I'm so impressed with the progress of The White Cube Remix, the soundtrack-an-art-exhibit-in-Norway project I am working upon with a collaborator co-moderating a remix project. We are over 49 fascinating remixes so far, with weeks to go. I am so impressed with my co-moderator, who is capable, musical and filled with inspiration. I tend to nuts, bolts, practical yet quirky ideas, and a reverence for oblique strategies. This is one of those rare projects in which everyone involved has been a complete joy to work with, and I'm deeply grateful for the friend who suggested it and ultimately curates it, and for the friend with whom I co-moderate the music. Of course, I'm also grateful to the mixters, of whom I live my life in admiration and respect. It's all a great dynamo of sharing culture.

I am sketching ideas in Logo, and feeling pleasure hovering around every turtle move.
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