In psychology, compensation is a strategy whereby one covers up, consciously or unconsciously, weaknesses, frustrations, desires, or feelings of inadequacy or incompetence in one life area through the gratification or (drive towards) excellence in another area.
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One of Betye Saar’s better-known and controversial pieces is that entitled “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.” It is a “mammy” doll carrying a broom in one hand and a shotgun in the other, and placed in front of the Aunt Jemima’s syrup labels.
Day/Page/Sketch #102
World, hold on, instead of messing with our future
Tell me no more lies
World, hold on, one day you will have to answer
To the children of the sky.
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Gay Day at Disneyland is the largest Gay Pride festival in the world. The point is to go to the gayest place on Earth and reclaim the joys of childhood lost to homophobia growing up. And you wear something RED because you want to make yourself visible to the world and show everyone you’re happy and proud as you are.
Day/Page/Sketch #79
I love it when I come across pages that describe plot twists that have never been adapted on any versions. Pip meets a stranger here.
Day/Page/Sketch #78
Asymmetry is natural.
Day/Page/Sketch #77
“Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.” ~Francis Bacon
Day/Page/Sketch #76
The description of the local school in this page is quite terrifying.
Day/Page/Sketch #75
Dickens writes that there is a life chain that bounds us that is made of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers. Extraordinary moments in our lives, whether good or bad, add links to that chain.
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Day/Page/Sketch #54
It feels as if this page synchronized with our own daily reality. Our dreams today will shift, skid, move, and change right before our very eyes. All as it is meant to be.




