Philosophy
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Zen and the Art of Photography Pt 2
After my previous post I have thought of even more active practices to apply a mindset for more purposeful photography. Thirty-Six Exposures When shooting digital images in the past, I would try to capture anything and everything with little to show for it. Using a…
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Zen and the Art of Photography
After studying but putting forth little effort into the zen philosophy last year, I think I will attempt it again this year. But what if I can apply those principles into something I enjoy such as photography? I can create a hybrid of the two…
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Keep On
Keep wondering. Keep wandering.
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The Digital Life
I go back and forth a lot on physical and digital possessions. This week, I am all in on a digital kick. I’m sure in a few months I’ll start accumulating more physical items. Perhaps digital possessions are superior to physical possessions? With digital items,…
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mnmlist
I caught the minimalism bug again. I recently decided to create a list of all the things that no longer served their purpose in an attempt to declutter and called it the mnmlist. Get it? I emptied my bookcase of everything except sixteen books. Seven…
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Photowalks
Enjoy a walk for the sake of walking. No expectations, no pressures. Take your camera and find something unique to capture. Photography as a zen meditative practice.
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New Additions to the Library
Time to read and apply
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The Stoic Day Planner
After studying the Stoic philosophies these past few months, there are a few recurring themes, or practices that we can apply today. Early to rise Thankfulness Meditation Control of self Walking Reading Purpose Reflection I’ll go into more detail in the next post.
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Meditation Alternatives
“You need not meditate; just close your eyes and sleep or think about one of your fun moments in life.” Is there an alternative for meditation besides sitting on a zafu, legs crossed and chanting “om?” Yes, there is. Staring through the window One of…
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Practice vs. Belief
I’ve been taking a strong look at two similar but different philosophies recently and want to dive deeper. Stoicism and Taoism. I’ve studied, practiced and taught Christianity but these days I have a hard time coming to terms with so many things that I actually…
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3/3 Check In
Last month on 2/2 I began my year long journey to create life long habits for myself and throw in some fun intentions as well. The plan is to check in every month to monitor my progress. Nutrition & Training Still no concentrated effort to…
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Mindfulness
Being new to the state of mindfulness it’s easy to get the wrong idea from all the jargon I can find online. The internet will show me images of people at complete peace with the world and themselves by sitting still and meditating for a…
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11 Month Journey
It’s that time of year again! The 12th annual intent at creating life-long habits for myself (formerly known as Ground Hog Resolution Day). I’ve discovered that because of the after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with resolutions for…