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| Getting Burned by Failed Inspirations: You can feel so inspired that you live dangerously and then get burned. If it is not for the real possibility of failing, why would we not always follow our inspirations? The story of Icarus illustrates this. He got so carried away by the experience of flying, that he flew to close to the sun with catastrophic consequences. | ||
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Icarus Henri Matisse more icarus paintings, more2, more3 |
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The Fall Of
Icarus Peter Paul Rubens |
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Despair and Depression, the Opposites of Inspiration
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An Unfinished Masterpiece Philip Burne-Jones Bridgeman.co.uk 94014 |
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Faust &
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La Nuit d'Octobre, illustration from 'Les Nuits' by
Alfred de Musset Eugene-Louis Lami, Bridgeman.co.uk ID Musee Nat. du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France |
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Painter with Muse Wincenty Wodzinowsky Bridgeman.co.uk ID MAZ 113886 |
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La Nuit de Mai,
illustration from 'Les Nuits' by Alfred Musset Eugene-Louis Lami Bridgeman.co.uk Image ID CHT 164264 A muse stands next to a writer, who sits thinking and looking somewhat dejected. (This painting relates to a poem) |
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Despair Muhammad Farshchian |
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inspiration Claudine The artist says, "My inspiration comes from my immediate surroundings, and the simplest things trigger an idea. " |
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Pain Of
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Fidelity
Briton Riviere Bridgeman.co.uk 104420 Goes with Walk Disney's comments about how friends help you with the tough breaks of life.. |
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clip art The woman and friend tries to comfort the man how looks do be suffering deep despair. |
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From arttoday. A man sits at his desk in despair trying to write. Behind him hangs a picture of a muse. |
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On the Road from Waterloo to
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Despair Paul Stuart Kemp Stuck in the corner with no way out. |
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Hope in the Prison of Despair Evelyn De Morgan |
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Despair Edvard Munch |
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Lamentation of Christ Giotto di Bondone Cappella Scrovegni, Padua "the whole country was suddenly covered in darkness for another three hours. Then Jesus cried out, 'My God, my God, why did you abandon me!' Shortly afterwards, he breathed his last." Mark 15:33-41 |
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Poster The poster says, " Despair, It's always darkest before it goes pitch black." Their posters are refreshingly funny. |
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Despair Giotto |
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Sátira del
suicidio romántico Leonardo Alenza |
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The Means Test 2 James Boswell tate.org.uk The ultimate way to exit the pain of despair when no inspiration or hope is available. |
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Hope George Frederick Watts |
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Migrant Mother Dorthea Lange |
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The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Francisco de Goya |
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The Blue Devils
George Cruikshank Collage.nhil.com Record: 20339 National Library of Medicine Devils haunt a depressed man. |
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Disasters of War Francisco de Goya |
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Melancolia
I 1514 Albrecht Dürer |
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Barge Haulers on
the Volga 1870-1873 Ilya Repin Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. |
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| Stressed and Overworked | ||
| Businesswoman under Pressure dv090005a Digital Vision creative.gettyimages |
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| Businessman Stressed Over Paperwork Deadline dv503045 Digital Vision creative.gettyimages |
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| Crisis Intervention: Depression & Suicide | ||
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