Play!!
I am reminded now of a wonderful book by Stephen Nachmanovitch called "Free Play". It is about "IMPROVisATIOn
in Life and Art" and it is a wonderful book for everyone to buy and
own. I pull it off the shelf now and open it up.
Henry Miller - "Paint as you like and die happy." Maybe I will get to my silk painting today.
Rainer Maria Rilke - "A god can do it. But will you tell me how a man can penetrate through the lyre's strings?"
Well, how hard can it be? Jump, and play, and rest today.
Be a child. Be as a child! Explore in just that
way. Let curiosity guide you, and follow where you want to
go. Pretend there is a string through the forest, and
you are blind-folded, and following your own inner guide.
Sniff your way today. One odd benefit, or not, of chemo,
depending on where I am, is the sensitivity of my nose. I smell
everything. I think it may be part of the nausea and sensitivity
to what I eat. Also, good news - no more leg shaving.
Yay!!! See, there are benefits to
everything. You just have to look under the flowers of the
petals, where the sun is less likely to reach. Look up from
underneath.
Stand under a mushroom today, and see the gills and watch for spores to
spray. What a day this can be. Be small; be
large; be inbetween. Be active. Be quiet.
Be part of the scene, and not!! The world is your
oyster. Form tons of pearls, both black and white, from the
grit in your genes. Have FUN today!!!! Be
Play!!!
in Life and Art" and it is a wonderful book for everyone to buy and
own. I pull it off the shelf now and open it up.
Henry Miller - "Paint as you like and die happy." Maybe I will get to my silk painting today.
Rainer Maria Rilke - "A god can do it. But will you tell me how a man can penetrate through the lyre's strings?"
Well, how hard can it be? Jump, and play, and rest today.
Be a child. Be as a child! Explore in just that
way. Let curiosity guide you, and follow where you want to
go. Pretend there is a string through the forest, and
you are blind-folded, and following your own inner guide.
Sniff your way today. One odd benefit, or not, of chemo,
depending on where I am, is the sensitivity of my nose. I smell
everything. I think it may be part of the nausea and sensitivity
to what I eat. Also, good news - no more leg shaving.
Yay!!! See, there are benefits to
everything. You just have to look under the flowers of the
petals, where the sun is less likely to reach. Look up from
underneath.
Stand under a mushroom today, and see the gills and watch for spores to
spray. What a day this can be. Be small; be
large; be inbetween. Be active. Be quiet.
Be part of the scene, and not!! The world is your
oyster. Form tons of pearls, both black and white, from the
grit in your genes. Have FUN today!!!! Be
Play!!!