by Kim Ort | May 13, 2014 | Contemplation, Habits, Keeping It Simple, Practices, Simplicity / Minimalism
My online photography workshop – Keeping It Simple – starts next Monday. It just might be my favourite because it so clearly connects photography and life. What inspired me to create Keeping It Simple? Simplicity is one of the...
by Kim Ort | Jan 28, 2014 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, Practices
** 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. In an article (via Brain Pickings) on Daniel Goleman’s new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, Maria...
by Kim Ort | Aug 27, 2013 | Contemplation, Essence, Habits, Simplicity / Minimalism, Space
Eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~ Hans Hofmann One of the contemplative habits we focus on in Adventures in Seeing is simplicity. Since there is only so much time in our lives (and we don’t know how long that time will be), we want to...
by Kim Ort | Mar 26, 2013 | Adventures in Seeing, Contemplation
“I have no special talent; I am only passionately curious.” ~ Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is, without a doubt, a genius. However, he did say the quote above, which can probably be applied to most scientists and geniuses. They are passionately curious....
by Kim Ort | Mar 7, 2013 | Contemplation, Inspiration
I was inspired by a post by Jonathan Fields about compassion. It was prompted by an interview he did with Alex Jamieson about her decision to eat meat after being on a vegan diet for many years (and basing her business on that). She also wrote a blog post about her...
by Kim Ort | Nov 15, 2012 | Contemplation, Photography, Workshops
In business and in life, it’s always a good idea to have in mind at least an idea of the path you want to take or how you see life evolving going forward. Of course that shouldn’t take away from experiencing life as it’s happening now. And, we also...
by Kim Ort | Dec 27, 2010
Hi. My name is Kim Manley Ort. When I was growing up, I spent much of my time at the local ice rink, figure skating. We practiced school figures back then, making figure eights over and over again, always returning to the center. Little did I know that I was learning...
by Kim Ort | Apr 10, 2020 | 30 Days of Perception, Contemplation, Seeing, Workshops
The image above is an example of book spine poetry and pretty much sums up the last few weeks for me. I’ve been staying put with my husband and daughter and everything but essential services are shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We live in a tourist town and...
by Kim Ort | Mar 13, 2020 | 30 Days of Perception, Books, Contemplation, Habits, Openness, Possibilities, Practices, Workshops
In Part 1, we talked about opening to awe and wonder, especially through nature. This leads the way to humility and reverence, pre-requisites for meditation. In this post, I’ll share more of Zajonc’s advice on being open and cultivating wakefulness from the second...
by Kim Ort | Jun 28, 2017 | Contemplation, Inspiration, Themes, Topics
This is the third and final post in the series on the topic of intentions. Our deepest intentions come from our soul and tell us why we do what we do and what we value. This is why it’s so important to be aware of them, to watch where we put our feet, and then...
