Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for November 08, 2013
November 04, 2013
November 11, 2013
Transcript:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing, enlightened about shrinking... so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And when we let our own light shine... we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear. Our presence automatically liberates others.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Even I was a LEGO maniac (except I didn’t have hundreds of thousands of pieces).
Lyons Group, Inc. over 10 years ago
Now that’s the kind of inspiration I like. Only it’s going to be confounded by any of the other posters following me reading this strip.
Keith Kunz over 10 years ago
nice.
vldazzle over 10 years ago
I had smooth wooden blocks in very simple shapes, but they were an entire village or the rooms in a palace variably and my 2 dolls and 2 stuffed animals were the inhabitants (sometimes) and the various marbles (many sizes and colors) were people when that did not suffice. We kids spent more time outdoors playing various things; I mostly remember follow the leader as I was the smallest (my brother did not play with the rest- too small). All these kids lived in our immediate block – some siblings.
craigwestlake over 10 years ago
Vet Premium Member over 10 years ago
No, they were bricks. Made by Playskool in the 60’s to 70’s. They were not the Lincoln Logs which were actual wood pieces like real early American timber houses. The got the name Lincoln Logs due to Abraham Lincoln growing up in a wooden cabin and becoming president and were much earlier to American Bricks. Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright and actually based on the foundation of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.They are still in production where sadly American Bricks went out of business over taken by Legos and such.I personally remember Erector Sets which were my favorite.
tigerchik32 over 10 years ago
Except for the religious overtones, this is just a beautiful sentiment.
chromosome Premium Member over 10 years ago
I like the basic idea, but not the shoplifting. It was (still is) a serious offense in our family. BTW, I remember having wooden Lincoln Logs as well as tinker toys.
gummynuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuub almost 4 years ago
I can only imagine how long it took to draw all those legos