Yari Mena’s Reviews > Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment through Creativity > Status Update

"Insight is not change. Insight can be a prelude to change. . . . Insight or conscious 'knowing' --- that is, ideas of what something means --- are not necessary for change and don't guarantee change. Another way to say this is that there is usually a long interval between realization and actualization." p. 198

p.145 "You contain all those who went before you. . . Ownership of your past enriches your life. Just notice what you have been given."

p. 65 "He thinks a man in New Hampshire, where he once worked as a cook, took his heart out and put it back the wrong way. That's why he doesn't feel right. In his painting, he leaves his head off and makes his heart really big. I hear Tom's stories as metaphors. My heart, too, has been misplaced, and I don't know what to do about it either."