observation

Watching water

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Molten water forming and re-forming around the stones. No beginning, or endings – a continuous flow of life. Movement inviting stillness, a pause for renewal. I love watching water. Standing in the brook, observing from the little wooden bridge over the ford, or looking across the lake. As a child, my best time was either … Read more

Choosing the graceful presence

choosing-the-graceful-presence

It’s not what you look at that matters. It is what you see. Henry David Thoreau Seeing is different from looking. We can casually cast our eyes across a scene or give momentary attention to a person, but that is not seeing. We have not brought ourselves into the frame, whatever it is, and given … Read more