What make a diamond, a diamond? I will tell you. I diamond is not perfect at all, though when it is cut it seems smooth and perfect in so many ways. When looked at closely, you can see that each and every imperfection, and flaw. It is in essence a natural beauty. If you look at a cubic zirconium, for example, there are no flaws, no pits, bubbles, or anything that can make it unique. It is artificial, not real, fake. Though it might look like a diamond, pretty and sparkling, it is worthless and cheap. I guess what I am trying to say is that everyone is a diamond, not one is the same, thought they look alike. Each person, each life in the world is priceless and we should not try get rid of our imperfections, because we all are already perfect flaws and all.

so thanku everyone who read this(no one)
from a girl who is luv with smallville
and people remeber SMALLVILLE ROX!!!

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….

I loved how you phrased this:
“We are all flawed with just as many flaws as anyone else. It is the choices that we make that unearths these imperfections and sets us all apart.”

I read this and what immediately came to my mind is that this could be the secret of life, the secret of happiness, and the secret of being a good person, all bundled up to a couple of lines.

Fear controls my life. When I try to overcome the fear I am dealing with, there is always another fear of what the outcome will be. And when I try to escape that, another one comes along and another and another.

I can only live life to the fullest as I struggle to find the happiness that will make it all worth it.

Why do I keep going?

Two reasons:
1. My Relationship with God —- Without God in my life I think I would have given up long ago. As a matter of fact, I have kinda given up lots of times, but My “Heavenly Father” never seems to give up on me, so as a result I keep trying for Him.

2. I’m a Writer —- Ask any writer why they write, and most often then not, they will will tell you something along the lines of if they don’t write they’ll go crazy. I have things I feel I need to say to this world, and stories that I need to tell until I’ve said them, and until I’ve told them, my life is not over.

As for your Aristotle Art quote, I totally agree. JRR Tolkien, the author of Lord of The Rings, once said in an interview that if people really wanted to get to know him, just read his work. I believe that is so true. Every artist whatever their art form shares themselves, their inner selves, their true selves, when they share their art. Collaborative work (Like a TV show for example) is even more special as it is it a meeting of hearts collectively expressing a unity of message.

Again, thankyou Allison, for sharing your heart both as an actress, and on this site. It means a lot to everyone, and that includes me.

I don’t think this is what the blog is about, but it got me thinking about how we all have a purpose. I think we’re here to grow, to find out who we are. But we cannot do that alone, we need others around us. (Iron sharpens Iron).We affect & are affected by others around us. It feels better to give than to recieve as i’m sure you’ve felt. We feel lifted up when we do, I think its something natural in us that’s saying its part of our purpose.
I know that for many years I was very nervous to go on any chat site and mix with people I did not know from places I did not know, but I got into this blogging thing and its made me realize that we’re really all the same, and now I love the blogging community. It’s how I do my traveling. There is so much wisdom out there, that’s what amazes me.

I’ve found on my travels that there are a lot of people who enjoy giving and enjoy sharing, who want to connect with others from different cultures & backgrounds.

We are all here for each other and we’re all heroes.

Chat again soon.
Stephen.

I am most touched by Aristotles words: the meditative place within ourselves where we find inward significance is the chief ingredient in fine art. Just look to the finest masters to walk the earth; J.S. Bach wrote the saint Matthews Passion whle in jail- he only could have found the beauty in his being as opposed to his surroundings, the same as with the enchambered Apostle Paul who joyously wrote to the Phillipians exclaiming “And yet I rejoice”. Gandhi, whom you quote with great frequency though a constant victim of racism- once even thrown off a train because of the color of his skin- responded with non violence from this same meditative place of inner significance.

Of coarse in our times- there are so many collective moments which both respect and love- and the contrary. But as you say- regardless- we can control our own actions- and be vessels of peace- and this beautiful reality we may embrace everyday.

So many beauties in so many cultures! The world is like a prism from which the most magnificent lights may be captured and released in ten fold amplification from the actions of our lives! In the words of Einstein- the different spheres of thought- religion, the sciences, and art are branches on the same tree- so our love for art- philosophy and the world around us- is cetainly unified.

As an artist- I find more important than the rudiments of my craft to be the centering of my soul and the strive for a harmonius balance between form and function. As my grandfather once told me, the notes I play have two choices- to be tied to my soul- or to be empty- and of coarse it’s a matter of allowing the beauty of living music to unfold that makes the difference between the inward significance and an outward emptiness.

I love connecting through the power of the pen! What a beautiful possibility. I encourage you to check out a work that moved me, I believe from all of the words you’ve written that it will move you in the same way. The work is called “Shaker Loops” and it is by the composer John Adams- who I recently had the chance to collaborate with. I would encourage you to go into a quiet place with some headphones- and go into a place within your person while listening to the work- you wont be disappointed! The music will take you on a journey that I believe you will adore!

From how you project yourself on Smallville, I find your person to be truly beautiful. You are so charming to me- and you have a purity and simpicity that just radiates itself- not to mention- I could truly get lost in your eyes…

I have a friend who saw you on the train- and he told me he just froze- I am so jealous of him- because if I were him- I believe that I would muster whatever I had to offer you a tea- and make a strong case for you to come.

Sincerely
Dave

YOU’RE DE BEST.