mystery of love

7 Wonders of the World are listed here and here... they inhabit our diaries everywhere. In short, 7 Wonders of the World may be described as human capacities to see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to feel, to laugh and to love . These are the different miracles but reveal the same spirit that blossoms at Egypt’s Great Pyramids and China’s Great Wall and sits us back in awe in St. Peter’s Basilica . The failure to discern that produces a mess and puts us in despair. That’s why there are just 7 Wonders, while they should be recognized in every single our step.

ticket to wonderland

While browsing the web, I came across the statement :
"Humor makes it feel better!" But not as good as Grandma's kisses."
It seemed that the lighting of love touched me. I visualized my grandmother. She left us already for a long, but her words sound in my heart till now:

• "let THANK YOU be your road stick. Thats the magical word. "Thank you" opens all the doors"

let love burst in blossom

Many of us have sharing knowledge as a goal. That sounds nice, yet what does it mean? I'm convinced that's not the news we are reporting, but the fact of our correspondence. Our being in communication with one other is like the application of theory to practice. Thus "how do you do?" is the most informative question - it testifies our readiness to listen to other and thus reveals our love to other that makes the seeds the fruits and feeds us all. How do you do portrays us the best and reveals the essence of the art therapy. Art therapy is not the teaching on how to draw a line, but the evoking of the interest in other and thus discovering oneself in other. Let love burst in blossom.

we are everywhere

The above picture was found on the blog "Gorgeous On Life / Words From The LitterBox …"

At first glimpse, it looks as if the story about the fellowship of cat and dog has nothing in common with our Modus Vivendi club, yet that picture portrays the essence-the spirit of the art therapy. Therefore I felt myself honored with the possibility to make the copy-paste and heartily invite you all to welcome our guest. Thank you dear Gorgeous. You are heartily welcomed to Modus Vivendi.

Art therapy consists not of the paper pictures and not the number of the arranged exhibitions report the success of the healing. The therapy is not the talking about the love, but sharing the love through living in love.

love blossoms forth in the hospital for mentally ill - Klaipeda, Lithuania

"Be nice to people on your way up. You might meet them on your way down."- Jimmy Durante

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The hen's flu troubles my country more than life of the disabled. Meanwhile many of us sits back in an awe towards the peacefulness of a fish in the pictures of these patients who do not receive world's attention and thus remain unknown, because they pictures are found in a hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders. Though the concept of the art therapy sounds loudly but the happy patients do not call themselves the artists and silently taste life without the signatures.
According to the word, they are the fools. I am not going to argue with such definition, but call you to look at the works of the art therapy members. They are silent, but not weeping. They are so busy in preparation to share "Thank You!!!" if somebody would enter their room.
Let see for yourself. I thank you in advance. Wholeheartedly. Merry Christmas!

The poverty overcomed by the love

The leaves left the trees already, but the branches didn't became the naked. The love of "Modus Vivendi" decorates the yard of the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders.

by the way, I have read today “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

Help us meet the Christmas

We know well the cost of the oil, but how much cost the love? Hospitals for people with psychiatric disorders has bad reputation , but out hears are tested there. The patients ha nothing in literal sense of the word, but the miracles happens - one gifts a pencil, other a sheet of paper and the physical darkens becomes the incredible light - fairy tales revive due to your donations, Your support enables us to live.
Dear bloggers, dear people of good will, help us to share thank you. We eagerly wait for your donations - help us survive and share the love. I am awaiting for your donations at the address below:

my correct mailing address:

Liepu 25-31
Klaipeda 92139
Lithuania

Tomas Karkalas

This art therapy blog is kept on a voluntarily basis of the jobless disabled. I earn nothing and I would greatly appreciate your help to cover the Internet expenses. Thank you in advance for your money transferring through Western Union - that's the fastest way to send money worldwide - to share the love. God blesses you.

Who lacks the most creates the best

Ala Lickevic

Miracles Follow The Love

Giedre Kulikauskaite with her trimmings Christmassy Windows

Birthday party

The artists may put down they instruments, but can't cease to remain the people. The artwork is not the drawing but the way of living.



This shot was taken during the birthday party of Skirmantas. You see him sitting while all his friends are standing around and singing Happy year to him.
Usually, Skirmantas never sits waiting to be served by other, but cheerfully welcomes everyone who enter the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders. Skirmantas gifts something to everyone whom he meets with. Thus his siting at the moment is the exceptional event. He burns with the desire to serve other prior hearing the ask for the help.

The table was served humbly, but everyone has found there something delicious - either a sweet, or a mandarin- everyone could taste the love there.
The little room was unable to fit all who have wished to say thank you to Skirmantas.
While welcoming Skirmantas we celebrated a joy to live. What's interesting, these who welcomed the most hearty had the least to share with other. The poor hadn't any things, but they hearts were widely opened.

Dear Skirmantas WE ALL LOVE YOU. Your optimism makes our hardships much easier to endure in the modern world where just the material goods have value that plants just fear to lose everything.
Live long and be happy dear Skirmantas. You are the last Mohican and your existence keeps the love alive. You make us want to live, dear Skirmantas. Thank you in name of all who has nothing to lose, except the love.
Dear Skirmantas, we wish you the best.

one must meet oneself

The author of this picture is a woman with the shining eyes. Her heart is full of love ... you see that for yourself. Thus you may be surprised, why did I not name her?
The logical question made the colors of the applique above sparkle with double strength. The world dont doubt in the righteousness of his judgment and call people with psychiatric disorders the fools - scoff at them. The world fleers at oneself by doing thus, but the Modus Vivendi artists meet dark clouds with the palettes full of paints of trust in love.
I heartily invite you to open the heavy door of the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders and welcome the people there - lets look at oneself and listen to the heart.

people, where are you?

Dark walls of hospital for people with psychiatric disorders hide the hearty welcome to everyone. I am proud to spread these news to you. Modus Vivendi welcomes the world.

discovery of self

It was said “We are what we talk” and the ages didn’t change a jot there.
The grasp of the above gives some light to the black font color of the letters below- allows me to hope you will browse through the text till end. Thank you

People with disabilities, are dependant on the action of others. It’s no wonder the disabled focus on the actions of others – deal with the reality which is completely outside of their control. The last doubles their impotence and the situation becomes worse than it was prior grasping the truth.

While talking about disability, we see that a sense of personal needlessness describes the palette of emotions we deal with. This picture doesn’t attract and therefore most people turn aside from these who are looking at them from the windows of the hospital for patients with psychiatric disorders. The darkness doubles over the world of the sick and the air becomes thick there… However, as I opened the heavy gates into the world of not-right-minded, I was heartily welcomed by them.

These notes have depicted the background of the miracles.
The conception of the personal dependence on the grace of other on every single step we make blossoms out with THANK YOU that uplifts. The gratitude we share with other returns the smile to the eyes.
The understanding of personal dependence on other is not a curse, but the blessing that humbles. That’s the divine healing that changes the complaints for what we have not into the heartily thank you for all we have.
While talking with the wall I was surrounded by multitude of things that were of no use to me, but I hear ‘Hi!’ now.
Is it not a miracle?
I am the disabled, but I don’t beg for anything, but heartily welcome you…

Let me share with you a story now. It has happened not in some back-country, not somewhere, but on a web – thus my news will be not the local but the global – worthy your attention indeed. “Go! Smell the flowers” has announced the contest – asked the bloggers, what is “well being”? The winner became Norski . He came up with:
‘Just being alive is well-being, in a way, consider the alternative. Well-being may be defined as being content with what is, not fretting over what could be, or what is not.’

That's the truth

We both are alike

Is it all that have remained?

Today I have entered the room of the hospital for people with psychiatric disorders. I have noticed strange pictures on the windows. Social worker Stase Ridikiene has said that they were drawn by one of the patience, who has left us already for some years. These pictures were all that remains from formerly so cheerful person.

Was it indeed all that was left by our friend?

the interest was great

International exhibition Watercolor-2006 is traveling around Lithuania. Now it is opened in Plunge. However, how does it relate with art therapy club of the hospital for the people with psychiatric disorders?
Renate Lūšis, the heart of “Modus Vivendi”, is not only the art therapist, but the famous artist and the manager of that show. Thus she provides members of the club with an opportunity to stay in touch with what happens in the world of modern art today.
As football zealots follow their team over the world so "Modus Vivendi" visits art exhibitions. Though that would be beneficial to each of us, but it is of exceptional value to people with mental troubles.
Though all the disabled encounter lots of hardships at integration in social life, but the world looks exceptionally hostile towards the people with the diagnosis of mental disease. They feel themselves as if imprisoned for life, and thus every single trip into the life outside the halls of the hospital becomes the real miracle. Therefore I am deeply convinced that the trips with Renate Lūšis are of much more great importance than just visiting one or other exhibition.

While visiting the exhibitions, Modus Vivendi meets with their destiny brothers in towns the art show is opened. Such way the Watercolor-2006 exhibition becomes the powerful medicine for restoration of trust in people around us and life of it self. Trips of Modus Vivendi should be named not as visits to the art exhibition, but as example of love that is put into action.

Plunge
While looking at the photo below the incredible peace fills the heart. Have a look yourself. It is hard to discern the picture of lace on Rasa’ palm in this shot, but it is impossible not to rejoice at the lively interest of people around


the interest was great.

Romas and "Modus Vivendi" wish you happy Valentine's Day

Daily life of 'Modus Vivendi'

Renate Lusis helps unlock the secrets of what's what. You see her in the middle.
The photo below depicts Romas' dreams

all troubles vanish where love reigns.

These two postcards were made by Viktor Skobel

the third picture belongs to Rasa