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September 22, 2024

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Sunday, September 22, 2024

The first time you do something only happens once.

Chris Burden

Performance and sculpture artist Chris Burden’s work often involved moments that had to be experienced. In his 1975 piece “Doomed,” he lay under a glass sheet for 45 hours and then broke the glass with a hammer. Burden was known for the risks he took in constructing his work, from physical injury to backlash for political pieces. His words here encourage us to seek out new experiences, because those are the moments that expand our horizons the most.

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Fill in the blank: "Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all ___." - Eckhart Tolle

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