In politics it is said, that when not fueled by hope there is a vacuum for fear to fill. Since artists turn to the muses, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, 
Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope we are exploring what they can offer us for inspiration to have the hope fueling politics. One giving Tuesday email I received began with this quote: “We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face. We must do that which we think we cannot do.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt It was from the Divest-Invest team.
Calliope is considered the strongest of the nine and imposes justice in addition to serenity. Here Otis can expand our understanding of justice (video):
http://www.upworthy.com/watch-a-mans-reactions-to-the-modern-world-after-spending-the-last-half-century-in-prison?c=upw1&u=6ffb12f2d750fff1c628f4ed4366938bb526f1d5
And victims also deserve justice:
http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/chicagos-year-living-violently
Does this one help connect with hope?
And this analysis of a type of rhetoric is up Calliope’s alley, too (video):
http://therealnews.com/t2/component/hwdvideoshare/viewvideo/79972
Let us now turn to Thalia and her gift of [agricultural] science:
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/evangelicals-make-environmental-issues-about-caring-for-god-s-creation/article_ca2e6a46-89ac-57f6-870c-5e067c3350bd.html
Does it inspire faith and hope as people seem to change against the odds?
Continuing with Polymnia (mimic) :
http://www.break.com/video/mimic-octopus-in-action-1945423
An email update from: Andrew, Gan, Rae, Kate, Sandrine, David, Ariel and the Climate Ribbon team:
“Yesterday, none other than President Hollande came by and took a ribbon!…Meanwhile, in a cavernous buildspace on the outskirts of Paris, visionary artist Gan Golan and a team of volunteers are readying our core work: The Tree. Or as some have come to call it here: The Solidarity Tree. A beautiful, monumental wood-cut tree sculpture, soon to be draped with tens of thousands of climate ribbons from all over the world, that will be the centerpiece of major civil society events during these next two weeks of the COP21.”
Clio (history) reminds us of history we shouldn’t repeat:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/12/03/1000-american-rabbis-sign-letter-welcoming-syrian-refugees/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-world%3Ahomepage%2Fcard
Do you think Erato might claim this kind of love, too:
http://www.upworthy.com/11-times-teachers-totally-blew-us-away-with-love-for-their-students?c=upw1&u=6ffb12f2d750fff1c628f4ed4366938bb526f1d5
Isn’t adding love to the world a worthy antidote to fear?
Let’s end with some laughter (video):
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=comedy+video&view=detail&mid=8EB553CEDD7BAD742B798EB553CEDD7BAD742B79&FORM=VIRE6
And thank you dear reader for joining me on this journey of discovery and quest for hope!
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Hurrying! Hugs!!
Baby Micah reminds me of a Republican laughing at shredding the Constitution. Let's hope he grows up to be something more constructive!
LOL!
Love Eleanor Roosevelt's quote btw.
Erato: It's a tiring job, and grossly underpaid..yes. But the rewards of seeing a student smiling, of them connecting with you after passing a test, of reaching out if they needed help, is your payday. It's hard, but a rewarding occupation, and the memories I have are priceless. Wouldn't trade it for the world.
Little baby is so adorable.
Thank you, JL for a great post.
Otis Johnson: Otis appears to be adjusting fairly well after 44 years in prison.
Victims: Their lives are changed forever if they survive.
Stereotyping: It does, unfortunately, permeate in our society.
Evangelical Environmental Network: Maybe there is a glimmer of hope in saving God's creation…
Mimic Octopus: Unable to see video.
The Solidarity Tree: Looks like a winning sculpture piece. Pretty and shimmering with the wind and air.
1,000 Rabbis: Welcoming Syrian refugees into the U.S.
Teachers are awesome and we need our teachers for our future generations.
Thought the baby would laugh so hard as to run out of breath. whew…
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Calliope is all I could do will finish the rest tomorrow, still having PC problems.
Otis JOhnson: How did he end up serving forty four years for attempted murder? Most actual murders serve less time. He has to be in shock at the way the world has changed.
Victims Deserve Justice: Good to know that some people of faith are reacting this way. Victims do deserve justice, but often get very little.
The Real News: This is so true, but sometimes those stereotypes just pot into our brains. We just need to remind ourselves that they ARE stereotypes.
Thanks Edie–I hope the PC issues are decreasing for you