The greatest curse brought down on us by technology is that it prevents us from escaping the present even for a brief time.
Epigraph
Musing
“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.”
– Frida Kahlo
Mind, Body, Spirit
When the Body is exhausted, train the Mind.
When the Mind is exhausted, train the Body.
When both are exhausted, you finally get to train the Spirit.
When all three are exhausted, Rest.
“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.” Lao Tzu
To do nothing, and not feel guilty about it is a skill.
selcouthist
noun ‘sel-, küth -ist : One who encounters the strange and unfamiliar with a boundless sense of wonder and awe.
The Unusual
“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.”
What If…?
To be truly free to create again is to have learned the rules, thanked them, put them aside, and begin asking what if.
No Sense
“The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?” – Pablo Picasso
I like this idea and maybe need to rethink some of my photography.
Changes
“Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.”
Never
“Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul”
Count The Costs
“Most failures are one-time costs. Most regrets are recurring costs. The pain of inaction stings longer than the pain of incorrect action” – James Clear
Who’s Rules?
“I didn’t write the rules — why should I follow them?”
– W. Eugene Smith