Today, like any other day, We wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down the dulcimer. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundres of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. –Rumi
Tagged: Artwork, Inspiration, New Work
Just a few images from our weekend, as we head back into the week. Rain in the forecast + there are many big projects to really dive into for me. I’d love to hear what you are up to. Where are you putting your attention this week?
The trout lilies with their yellow faces are blooming in the woods. I love the name of these first spring woodland blooms: ephemerals. They are here for an instant, then gone as secretly as they arrived once the canopy fills in over head and the leaves begin to rustle thickly. The world is tilting towards the sun. Things are greening. The sun is staying longer in the sky. And everything is happening at once, it seems; in my life, and in the newly springtime world. I’ve been a bit quiet here even though I’m bursting with some rather big projects. Sometimes things just need to grow in quiet first; like yeast dough rising, the alchemy of effort and attention towards these things is becoming…
I’ve been using my DSLR again lately, and I have to admit, I almost forgot the depth and texture that it captures. I use my iPhone so much–simply because it’s always on hand. But I so love slowing down, and really looking through the lens. I think these shots totally capture the boys right now. Who they are, and what they’re like–mud streaked, pen marked, dirt under their finger nails. They’ve been on vacation this week, and finally the weather has started to turn warm–inviting long hours of outdoor play in little aluvial streams, climbing apple trees, and building forts, Clover always nearby chasing sticks.
1. Review all the notes you’ve jotted down throughout the week. I often take notes on my phone, but if I don’t make it a ritual on the weekend, I forget the thing’s I’ve noted there. 2. Start a Spark File. Steven Johnson first coined this phrase, but it’s something I’ve been using for years. Pam Houston calls it her “Glimmers” file. I keep mine as a single document in Evernote, so that I can access it from everywhere, and I put all my ideas there for for everything I want to write or dream into reality. 3. Eavesdrop. On everyone. Your kids. The people standing next to you in line. The couple at the restaurant, leaning in. The two old…
Tagged: Creative Life, Creative Process, Showing Up, creative habits