by Kim Ort | Jan 11, 2013 | Adventures in Seeing, Photography
Quote excerpted from A Year with Rilke (Barrows and Macy) One of the fundamental things in life is impermanence, the fact that everything (including ourselves) is constantly changing. Yet, this is also something we often resist or deny. As the poet Rilke says, we most...
by Kim Ort | Dec 11, 2012 | Adventures in Seeing, Books, Contemplation
In the workshop, Adventures in Seeing (and now the book as well), we cultivate nine contemplative habits through photographic exercises in awareness. They are openness, curiosity, attention, wonder, possibilities, humility, acceptance, simplicity, and connection....
by Kim Ort | Nov 29, 2012 | Adventures in Seeing, Contemplation, Habits, Practices, Workshops
Living a contemplative life means that you are fully present to the life you’re living. You can take a long, loving look at your reality and accept the joys as well as the sorrows. You feel connected to all of life. Through my own life experiences and learning...
