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1A: Quote- "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

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1A: Quote- "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

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"To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake. How could I have looked him in the face?"- Henry David Thoreau

Both the quote and the picture depict acceptance and self-reflection in the face of a cosmic truth

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"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements...When sometimes I am reminded that the mechanics and shopkeepers stay in their shops not only all the forenoon, but all the afternoon too, sitting with crossed legs, so many of them—as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon—I think that they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide long ago." -Henry David Thoreau

This quote and picture represent the tenant of transcendentalism that asserts the value of connecting with nature as it often brings solace and clarity of the mind.

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"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both. It is necessary to use these pleasures with great temperance. For, nature is not always tricked in holiday attire, but the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs, is overspread with melancholy today. Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is both dark and light in this picture yet you can find beauty in any part of it which shows that perception and perseverance are the key to beauty and success just as Emerson claims.

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"The production of a work of art throws a light upon the mystery of humanity. A work of art is an abstract or epitome of the world. It is the result or expression of nature, in miniature." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is a picture of unconventional art, and although it is unusual it is beautiful and unique and through it we can learn about ourselves and our fellow humans.

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"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. " -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The picture and the quote both have the message of not shying away from individuality and in fact embracing it.

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This poem means that although life can sometimes seem bleak and dark, the fact that you are alive and thinking and feeling is a miracle. There will always be beauty and hope if you look for it. You contribute to the world. It is your decision how you use that impact.

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"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." - John Keating (Dead Poet's Society)

In the movie the boys were trapped by expectation but Mr. Keating released them if only for a little while, teaching them to be one with themselves and to truly be free which is represented by this box full of creativity which has finally burst open, unable to contain it all anymore.

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What I want to contribute to the world is understanding. I am interested in the social sciences and I want to uncover the secrets of human nature. I want to study people and figure out what makes them them. My end goal would not be to help people although that would be a welcome bonus, rather to make them understand themselves and others better. I want to impart the gift of knowledge into the world.

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I see society as a school of minnows/ they turn and sway with the current/ pulling, pulling, pulling them/ hurrying together in a pack/ those in the middle never seeing the stream around them/ never even realizing they had the choice to flea the herd/ those on the edges could stare into the vast waters engulfing them/ the decision would mock them, taunt them/ should I stay or should I go?/ but in the end they will stay, getting jerked around by the current along with all of the others/ pulling, pulling, pulling/ for they are too afraid of being alone to entertain the notion of freedom.

But their distant cousin, the salmon, leads a different story/ they feel the current/ pulling, pulling, pulling/ yet they take it as a challenge, meeting it head on/ pushing, pushing, pushing against it/ they encourage each other on-wards and upwards/ pushing, pushing, pushing each other to fight just one more inch, one more foot, one more mile/ they fight to ensure their survival/ and so too must we/ so don't be the minnow hiding in the crowd/ dare to be the salmon upstream.

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This song is all about healing and living simply in conjunction with nature.

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#LookUp is about looking up from your phone, homework, or work to notice the beauty all around you.

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7A: Living My Transcendentalist Life- RiSE Festival

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7A: Living My Transcendentalist Life- RiSE Festival

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I went to the RiSE festival in the desert of Nevada where you write on lanterns and then sent it into the universe- a very introspective experience.

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7B- Living My Transcendental Life- The Desert 

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7B- Living My Transcendental Life- The Desert 

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My favorite place to be is in the desert wilderness; it is the calmest, quietest place I have ever been.

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7C: Living My Transcendental Life- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

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7C: Living My Transcendental Life- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

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Two summers ago I went to an art camp in the forests of Michigan with my best friend; we had no access to phones and simply created art among the trees all day.

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8: Challenges to Transcendentalism- The American School System

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8: Challenges to Transcendentalism- The American School System

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The public school system limits the ability to live transcendentally as it promotes conformity, limits the amount of time that we can spend outside in nature and and only presents truth in a shallow manner.

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By examining various transcendental works, it can be seen that transcendentalism encourages inner peace, which can be found through connecting to nature and can lead a person to become self- reliant and positively contribute to society.

“Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape.”-Emerson
“nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece”-Emerson
“in every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts”-Emerson
“none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried”-Emerson
“what belongs to him or her and to none else”-Whitman
“communicate [themselves] to others in [their] full stature and proportion, [they] do not yet find [their] vocation”-Toews

This picture represents a strong connection to nature, inspiring deep thought and a desire for solitude.