Photo by yury (Turrimeta Beach, Sydney)
Intrigued? Read on to find out how I got to “see” this photo.
So hubby is helping me with this “reading deprivation” experiment and set out a pile of nuts for the squirrels this week. It’s been a few days and they (nor the massive raccoon who lumbers through our backyard each week) have not yet discovered the stash. The cats that run wild in our neighborhood haven’t either. I told him he would regret it when we have a backyard zoo (we should charge admission!) and his reply was that we already have a zoo, so what does it matter if we add more?
I think it would matter. But it’s fun to sit and wait, watching the pile to see the lucky squirrel that finds it. It has definitely captured my interest lately. I am seeing the interchange of animals in my backyard with new eyes. I am noticing new patterns, new details. And lest you think that’s affected my productivity; it hasn’t. I’m more productive than ever. I finished an essay I’ve been working on for two months. I’m writing fiction with vivid strokes, day dreaming or dreaming in my sleep. Whatever this “deprivation” period is to accomplish, it is working. I feel rest and peace and comfort that my creativity is coming to life after a tough three years working full-time.
So what else is there to see?
It’s on Flickr. I’m obsessed with Australia lately and simply typing it into Flickr gives me amazing results that frequently cause the daydreaming to start up again with a vengeance.
Anyone else wanna go here?
Photo by yury (Sydney, Australia’s North Beaches)
Photo by msdstefan (Smoky Cape Lighthouse, NSW)
What new things can you find to see today? This can be anything that you haven’t seen before or something you’ve seen often but have not looked at in a new way in a long time.
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Thank you for sharing not only these gorgeous photos, but your eloquent words on “seeing” something new every day. It’s interesting that when we pose a question to ourselves, our world expands and reveals new things that our jaded minds have long since ignored. I loved “It’s like waking up a bit more after viewing each picture.” You have inspired me to step away from my books for a while – give my muse a chance to reveal something that I “haven’t seen before or something I’ve seen often but have not looked at in a new way in a long time.”
Maureen, the exercise has been particularly helpful to me this week. I never thought I could stop reading for a whole seven days, but I’m almost done, have been writing so much and just seeing life that I have not even noticed it and plan to just keep writing through the weekend. It really does change my perspective. I have a wrap-up post I’m preparing for Monday about what I’ve learned about my inner self and my brain this week. I plan to continue the reading deprivation at least once every quarter (three months), because it’s so good. Glad to share and inspire! I got the idea from Julia Cameron’s Artist’s Way. Great book.
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