Feelin kind of Numb 10-18-08

Went to church and that helped a lot. Staring at the sacred tree, giving thanks and an offering to the universe, these little rituals somehow make things easier to deal with. Maybe it's the comfort of doing something familiar. I wish they could take all the money that they spend on wars and put it toward figuring out how to make people not want to destroy themselves with drugs and alcohol. I did a little art today, and that always helps too. It seems like for me art is another world that you can possibly make perfect. I took a class field trip to Stanford University. Wow! What a beautiful campus. We listened to Vik Muniz talk about his work from clown skulls to garbage dump art. What was great was how he auctioned the photos of the garbage dump art (for big bucks,) and then gave all the money to the poorest of the poor who live there. That is the kind of thing I want to do someday. Hangin in there, -Squerl