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What a better way to show our #Exupery #literaryprint than on a library?! Thanks to Lee County Library System for sharing! 😊 #Repost from @leelibrary: New art at Library Admin! #leelibrary #creativedaffodil

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Do you notice something unusual? #dogsandbooks #creativedaffodil (at Creative Daffodil Studio)

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Our pick from today's visit to the #locallibrary 😍😍 #DHLawrence #Steinbeck #creativedaffodil (at Tea 'N Sanity)

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Happy Wednesday! #books #creativedaffodil

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This made my morning brighter 😍. I love him!

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Great memories from May 2014 @barbicancentre and amazing performance by #TheLondonSymphonyOrchestra #fbf #creativedaffodil #ilovelondon (at Barbican Centre)

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Fan No.1 got this tweed #LiteratureTshirt featuring Walt #Whitman #LeavesOfGrass. Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?) Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d, Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me, Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined, The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. -Walt Whitman #creativedaffodil

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Well, here it is. We finally decided to create our #Instagram fan page where we will share behind the scenes photos, interesting findings and more. #Sneakpeek... A huge #PhotoContests event is on the way! Keep in touch! #creativedaffodil (at Pembroke Pines, Florida)

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Darwinism: A Clash of Science and Religion

This summer my fiance and I had the pleasure of visiting England. Perhaps pleasure is too tepid a word to describe how incredibly exciting our trip was. The list of places we visited is rather long, but there was one place in particular that we found otherworldly, and that was Darwin's home, otherwise known as Down House. Presently, Down House houses a museum of everything and anything Darwin related. It was truly magical, almost like stepping back in time, to walk through the same rooms, stairs, and passages as Darwin did almost 150 years ago. The garden, backyard, kitchen, and everything in between breathed old country and possessed an aura of pleasantry and tranquility. Amidst the beauty in the image below, I started to ponder on evolution and religion, and why, instead of constantly pitting one against the other, we refuse to come to the realization that they are one and the same:

It is common knowledge that Charles Darwin struggled deeply with the clash of science and religion. The logic of the evidence around him was impossible to ignore, yet he found it difficult to let go of the prevalent notion of a creator and its creation as portrayed in the Bible. Science had the upper hand with Darwin, but it is hard to think that he did not go to his grave with doubts and perhaps even resentments.

If he did, and he is still listening somewhere in Dante's Divine Comedy, I'd like to tell him this: You made the right choice, because you made it possible for people like me to admire nature and its ability to evolve through the lenses of both science and religion, which yields an even higher and deeper appreciation for everything that is. No one has said it better than Thomas Paine in "The Age of Reason":

Do we want to contemplate his power? We see it in the immensity of the creation. Do we want to contemplate his wisdom? We see it in the unchangeable order by which the incomprehensible Whole is governed. Do we want to contemplate his munificence? We see it in the abundance with which he fills the earth. Do we want to contemplate his mercy? We see it in his not withholding that abundance even from the unthankful. In fine, do we want to know what God is? Search not the book called the scripture, which any human hand might make, but the scripture called the Creation.

This print was inspired by my visit to Down House; if you like it, you can find it, along with other literary creations, at creativedaffodil.etsy.com

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From today through December 25th buy any art print from my shop and get one 8"x10" print of your choice for FREE. Just make sure to mention HAPPY HOLIDAYS as well as the design you'd like on Notes to Seller when checking out.

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Big Sale from Black Friday (Today) to Cyber Monday (Dec 2nd)!

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