by Kim Ort | Aug 6, 2015 | Acceptance, Books, Essence, Humility, Spirituality, Zen Buddhism
Wabi-sabi refers to an elusive and elegant beauty. Wabi suggests a beauty of elegant imperfection. Sabi means loneliness or rather aloneness. Together, they suggest the beauty of ‘the withered, weathered, tarnished, scarred, intimate, coarse, earthly,...
by Kim Ort | Aug 4, 2015 | Books, Consolations, Contemplation
Beginning is often difficult and always courageous. I’ve attended two beautiful weddings over the past two weekends and it occurred to me that getting married is one of the most profound beginnings one can take. So fitting that this commitment is most often made...
by Kim Ort | Jul 30, 2015 | Contemplation, Practices, Visual Journalling
Haiku is a form of poetry that originates from Japan. It usually consists of three lines, containing five, seven, and five syllables respectively. These three lines pare an experience down to its essence. There is no interpretation; you say what happened or what you...
