in the news

Pope Francis told in an interview about recent events that the religion is not to blame for all of the bad

things happening. It is the others fault. The world is at war because it has lost its peace.  to avoid any 

misunderstanding:

Quote:  “I would just like to add one more thing by way of clarification: when I speak of 

war, I mean real war, not religious war I speak of a war of interests, over money, nature’s 

resources and the domination of peoples.” 

“I do no speak of a religious war. Religions,” he, Pope Francis, concluded, “all religions, 

seek peace. It’s others who want war. Understand?

I like that finishing line Capisce? or Do you understand? (If you look at the video of the interview the Pope speaks in italian/spanish)

Thinking

There is a sentence I have returned to think of lately and I do not know the correct

 translation for it. It's a sentence from the play Ett drömspel  A Dream Play by 

August Strindberg(1849-1912). 

"Det är synd om människorna" says Indras daughter to her father upon the return 

home from a visit to Earth. At first before being to Earth, she is hopeful that love 

will conquer all, but after she listens to the anguished cries of humanity, 

experiences the pain of family life, and discovers that reform always will be stifled 

by the self-righteous, she can look on humanity only with compassion. She finally 

realizes that human beings are creatures who hopelessly harbor spiritual 

aspirations but are held down by the weight of their fleshly existence.

I come to the sentence "Poor Youth", in an english translation of the work, which 

is close enough. 

Det är synd om människorna - direct translation word by word - 

It is pitiful about humanity. That is what the daughter of Indra repeats in the play. 

Indra is apparently God from India. So August Strindberg must have read about 

other religions during his lifetime. The writer is known for his paintings of a 

stormy sea and dark clouds, and his books and his participation in the society of 

manly men, smoking cigarr, drinking and being angry. 

This is the mad writers dream done into a play, he was mad it's 

written down. It was a bewildering play for his time, with the not correct way of 

telling a tale. 

I have added to my films to watch list Ett drömspel (1963) by Ingmar Bergman

 becoz I don't fell like reading, which is a shame. Shame maybe 

even better translation of the swedish word synd. It's a shame about humanity. 

Like the godess return home to his father and says 'I visited Earth and oh boy it's, 

I feel sorry for them.' She feel pity and goes from feeling so hopeful to being 

disappointed. Lesson learned may be keep your expectations at an all time low.

(The title Ett Drömspel could also mean A game of dreaming, 

most swedish words have double nature meanings, it's hard to translate anything)

Anyhow. That string of words has come to mind last week, 

a play writers words Det är synd om människorna that could be translated to

 It's a shame about humanity or maybe even Poor souls. 

After have seen some of the YT of Comic con and I can say this. I am looking 

forward to the TV serie American Gods, I 've just read the book by Neil Gaiman 

and to see it becoming film is amazing. 

It started 8 years ago and will soon be 15 episodes, Sherlock.

Then I don't know about what otherwise was presented at the comic con

I just stop and stared at Jared Leto becoz I've had his pic from an OK magazine 

since I was tiny and now he plays the Joker in a film which name escapes me but 

I'll see it. 

"I dream therefore I exist"   August Strindberg

Personal january

Yes, I'm an amateur artist. I know it´s not anything anyone would buy... I got maybe more paintings I´ve begun to paint with an idea and then in reality it does not turn out the way I imagined. Kind of like the relationships I've had. Things doesn´t turn out the way I imagine, perhaps because I am a dreamer and there is noone that can read minds are there?
I counted that it is about twenty paintings I have not found a way to complete yet. Its work in progress, although I've managed to do portrait work in between and they are finished paintings, so its the odd ones out really. Too bad on the hours colouring these not good enough work of arts. Oh well I'm a mess.

Weekly update

I thought I go out to get entertained by some culture last week.
STOFF arrangemang in Stockholm. John Malkovich has been to Sthlm Sweden and performed a horror story with teathre. - I did not go I'm sorry, but I felt it to be a 'too evil to my stomach' show. (Real reason: it was sold out)
Then I was supposed to demonstrate against the chemicals, the GMO company, the Manolo- monolo- Mo ma mo.. some bad guy with power that should not be allowed to throw pesticides on our crops/ vegetables/ green green grass. - I did not go to demonstrate becoz I forgot about it.. (thought it was today, when it was yesterday).

What I did do last week out of the ordinary: I lost 1,7kg with the WeightWatcher helping program. I made a real good recipe from their cookbook, a Chickenstew with Mango.
And for dessert I got to adjust a chocolate cake recipe and made my own homecooked cherry-marmalade to the cake filling. Its yummie.
   After have read some upsetting news I went for a walk , got to the lake, sat down on the rock nearest to the water and wrote down my anger towards the ignorant powerful people and about everything that does not work, threw the note into the water and felt so much better. (No, not really I saved my notes so that I may share them after I've done some more research..)

learning from TED

I have had the chance to find out about Ted talk a couple of years ago and get inspired of most of them if its my kind of subject, I have enjoyed many these TED talks even those that have a similarity to TEDtalks but done years prior like where John Cleese talk about Creativity and when Douglas Adams talked about Parrots, the universe and everything (it was on YT)
I saw this TED talk on YT today, its only 3minute long talk called the Secret of Success in 8words.
PASSION. - Do it for love. 
WORK, have fun- Work o frolics. 
Be GOOD at what you do. Practice practice practice. 
FOCUS on one thing. 
PUSH yourself- make them selfdoubts go away. Mom pushed me. 
SERVE, a privilege to serve others. Values 
IDEAS. Listen, Observe, be curious ask questions, problem solve, make connections 
PERSIST le failure. All that  C.R.A.P. (criticism, rejection, assholes, pressure) 

On the female front in TED talks a woman talked about Ask questions She started the Crowdfunding for her music band, very inspiring lady to me. 

   Margaret Hefferman about Dare to disagree. I'm a shy person so I learned some I need to practice on. See constructive conflict Agree to disagree. Different background, discipline and experinece. Require alot of patience and energy. Only if you really care you will do that. Biggest disaster come from organisations. How do organisations think? They dont they cant think because the people inside of them being afraid of raise a conflict. She gave an example of that and as the closing sentence Margaret said -Openness isn't the end it is the beginning.

   A third woman to mention from TED talks is Jill Taylor Bolte who had a Stroke, being a brain scientist/researcher professional she did a very good anecdote and entertaining, educating speech. I made a hoppity attempt to transcript some of her saying, but I guess if you´re into learning about left and right, its better to see Jill on YT for yourself. 

Brother with Schizophrenia only make introvert, not participate with the world like normal. Research during the day and .. A blood vessel exploded. Could not walk, talk or think in right -parallell procesoor -left serial processor different personalities and think about different think. 

 Right side of brain pictures and kinestetic. present moment look like and right hemisphere energy. Brothers and sisters we are perfect. 

 Left hemisphere is linear, all about the past and the future. pick up details, the details associates it with all we learned, think in language. Left side reminds doin laundry I am, I am. Become separate from the energyfield in the right side. The feeling of stroke. looking focused on inner system. lost balance. look on the arm, cant define the boundaries only see energy. 

  The left side shut down. Leftside got back online, we got a problem. 

Right side brain being in LaLa land. All relationships gone when 37y emotional bagage. 

Left brain got back I gotta get to world. Right phone This is Stroke All pixels. 45min. Going to Lala land. Golden Retriever... A little while later, hospital ambulance. Energy lift, spirit surrender. No more choreographer of my life. Chocked to be alive. Loud chaotic sound. Lights too bright, felt enourmous and ... Remember cannot squeeze my enourmousness into that small body, I've found Nirvana. Compassionate people, purposedly choose to go to that semisphere. Motivated to live again. 8 years to recover. The lifeforce of the universe. I Have the power to choose what I want to be. Or choose to be single solid separated from the crowd. The we inside of me. Which do you choose and when? More peaceful in the right hemisphere, thats why an idea is worth spreading.

And thats all TED talks are about being a bit T? Educational Inspiring. (I don't remember what the T stands for, technic, teaching?) Anyways, have to go to bed now. Its 11pm and I got an early start to-morrow. Cheers