Quietly present.
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Sometimes it is really tough to just be. Attempting to identify where I like to simply be...to me this has something to do with being present. Quietly present. I crave the quiet component in there.
"Does it exist...Can you take me there?"
I need quiet. Noise can easily bother me. Push me over the edge. Sometimes music is great, but often it is just noise. The older I get the more I love the quiet. Peaceful. And a lot of times it is just me being quiet...
Maybe that is why I love traveling these days. It is quiet - besides the exterior noises - I can be inside myself, watching the world around me. Stepping back if it gets to loud. A bit tougher to step back here at home. Sometimes I retreat to the bathroom simply for a moment of peace. A moment where I am not needed or wanted by anyone. Quiet.
It is another aspect of balance when you get right down to it. Figuring out how to exist in a noisy world.
To be, even in the midst of everything else.
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Yeah, just be. Wow. What a simple yet unheard of statement. How to just be. With yourself, your family, your life. What an awesome entry today, Ali, just awesome!
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Funny, I was thinking about this a few days ago....how would I take a picture of silence? It's my favourite thing too.......
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I can totally relate. People ask me why I get up at 4:30 or 5:00am, and I always tell them "Because nobody wants anything from me then".
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super cool, ali...i am so loving the art challenge...shimelle is really great...
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.....uhhhhh ........yeeahhh........
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your page are so dimensional without invading 3D space. i love the depth of writing that appears to have a NEED to explode from your pen juxtaposed with the irregular paint -- like you could be covering up a secret or painting over the messy bits of the world. and yes, i love reading far too much into the details of others' work. ;-)
so glad you are enjoying the challenge and love the entries.
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