10 years ago in my backyard on 9/11 I created a piece of artwork that was so personal and emotional that I have not shared it with very many people. I took a canvas and glued paper onto it to form the American flag. In the red stripes I wrote all of my angry, confused, sad feelings from that day. I felt it symbolized the blood that was spilled all over our freedom.
In the white stripes I wrote my feelings of hope, love and compassion that I felt for all the lives that were lost. The white stripes were also a place for me to write feelings of hope that I knew I would need over the coming days, months and years to heal from this tragic event.
Some of the words are my own, and some of the are loosely translated from the book "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran. It is a book that brings me great comfort whenever I am at a crossroad or about to embark on a new phase of my life.
The smaller words on the red stripes were written to be unreadable. I wanted to capture the anger, and over the words I wrote HOPE * LOVE * FREEDOM * COMPASSION * HEARTS * HUMANITY * HEALING * SOUL * LIFE * CONNECTIONS * PEACE. These words were written in gold paint.
Here are my words, Kahlil Gibran's words and other quotes of hope on the white stripes. I did not follow the rules that I learned in English class. It is just a tumble of words and feelings that I had to capture.
#1 Stripe
Our greatest victory is not never falling, but in rising every time we fall....Hope.
#2 Stripe
Your daily life is your temple and your religion look around you and you shall see Him playing with your children and look into space you shall see him walking in the clouds, outstretching his arms in the lightening and descending rain you shall see Him smiling in flowers then rising and waving his hands in the trees..Kahlil Giban
#3 Stripe
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man and even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth ...Kahlil Giban Connection our earth our lives people Com . pas . sion The deep feeling of sharing the suffering of another in the inclination to give support or aid We cry for beauty, for love, for heart, for sad, for courage, for fear Delicious Tears! Hearts own dew Because we can't help it to cry for love..
#4 Stripe
Hope touches words express lift up beauty grace us cry nice soul silence today future hope solace support power spirit hearts words we cry for beauty for love for heart for sad for courage for fear and because we can't help it words can lift up words heal give love and hope Spiritual love in a position of standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy . hearts humanity loss village home food fuel feel pain death rivers one belief good evil friend enemy love moonbeams touch words dreams heal hero empathy remember value disbelief cold followers why why why unity death defend foe friend old young death mother son babies boom crash buildings towers endurance eager ready heaven mountains home village deserve convert birth family
#5 Stripe
What a horrible day in history planes are crashing into the World Trade Center We think we are the untouchables so many people have been killed so many lives have been changed forever Our lives are so fragile I hear the news and I tousel the boys hair to wake them up My life goes on I love my life and family lives are changed forever boys. Makes me so sad to see such destruction and hate in the world I believe in hope humanity words expressing love. Change flow hearts birth death healing support compassion others each person is valued Memories present here today affirm moonbeams sun rain nature nurturing tears common ground food shelter hate love importance of life courage freedom live your own life with love + compassion Do Not try to convert force ideas We are free to choose our own lives Freedom
#6 Stripe
The deep feelings of sharing the suffering of another in the inclination to give support or aid.
Compassion is Love.
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