Week 1 Readings - Draw a Different Frame

As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion.
Jasper Johns


Freedom or confusion? Grade A+ or less? How much of our lives are ruled by negativity rather than possibility? What frame have we painted around the picture that shows our lives? What happens when the frame is changed?


The frame of a building is the first step after the foundation is laid. The frame is scaffolding upon which the rest of the construction is built. If it is faulty, weak, or neglected, the results can be disastrous. Recently, The Associated Press reported that a scaffolding collapsed and injured five workers at a college in Vestal, New York. 

The architecture of any structure should be A+. This seems like a simple, logical conclusion for any sort of edifice. However, in reading 'The Art of Possibility', the tendency of people to downgrade the backbone of their internal dwelling became very clear. Destruction results. The expectation for an inanimate home or office is often higher than the hopes for the human heart and spirit.


Assuming the best of others is extremely powerful and an art that should be cultivated carefully and deliberately. The frame should be redrawn with the highest quality of materials: sharing, positive words, encouragement, high hopes, and an emphasis on what is achieved rather than what is lost.


A negative attitude based on "scarcity-thinking" creates hoarding, competition, closed-mindedness, and selfishness. This weakens the frame within, and damages the infrastructure of other relationships.