by Kim Ort | Sep 18, 2014 | Contemplation, Possibilities, Quotes, Seeing
A recent post from Improvised Life used this wonderful phrase, “Practice Looking. Cultivate seeing.” They cited an example of looking down and seeing the word “Triumph” etched in the pavement. A jolt, for sure. I practice looking and seeing...
by Kim Ort | Jun 3, 2014 | Belonging / Connection, Contemplation, Quotes, Spirituality, Zen Buddhism
** Books mentioned have Amazon affiliate links, meaning I make a few cents if you purchase through my link. I only recommend books that I’ve read. As I sit at my computer writing, the screen door is open and I can feel the warmth of the day on my skin. My dog sleeps...
by Kim Ort | Aug 7, 2013 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, People, Quotes
Everyone thinks he knows what a lettuce looks like. But start to draw one and you realize the anomaly of having lived with lettuces all your life but never having seen one, never having seen the semi-translucent leaves curling in their own lettuce way, never having...
