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Tag Archives: Attention
In the Morning, “Whatever” —
I got a really interesting letter in the mail yesterday. The subject was prayer. Hmmmmm. Prayer (I suspect) is a subject lots of people find profoundly unappealing, if not a downright
Posted in Challenge, Definitions, Etcetera, Nature, Personal Essay, Poetry, Wisdom
Tagged Anne Lamott, Attention, Challenge, Mary Oliver, Poetry, Prayer, Wisdom
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“But the Beholder Wanting —“
This is a recent post on one of my favorite blogs, cross-ties. After I read it —- At the end of the first stanza of The Parakeets at Karekare, Allen Curnow refers to “a scene waiting to be painted.” Apt, I’d say; apt … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Etcetera, Photography, Poetry, Quotes, Wonderings
Tagged Attention, Japan, Painting, Photography, Poetry
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Mindfulness: Another Take
Do one thing at a time — Watch out, pay attention — There are as many ways to define mindfulness and meditation as there are people who
Posted in Art, Color, Etcetera, Mindfulness, Quotes, Wisdom
Tagged Abstraction, Art, Attention, Convergence, Mindfulness, Painting
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On Paying Attention
It seems like so little to do, doesn’t it? Just look. Just watch. Just pay attention. Of course it isn’t easy at all, nor is it little. It isn’t only in Zen that it’s one of the things that are … Continue reading
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