I though this shot was rather bland. When editing it, suddenly it popped!
Archive of posts filed under the Observations category.
Skanky
Wow, is the Potomac skanky these days. The dearth of rain has brought the levels down and between the stagnant water and the heat, the algae and underwater growth is flourishing. Here’s a little meditation on the underwater growth.
Many of these river shots are the product of my morning meditations by the river. Over time I start to notice things externally (as I do internally) that I had not noticed before.
This image is from a pond. Last year about three old trees came down, exposing the pond to sunlight. The result is a permanent cover of algae and growth.
Feeling and Watching
You may have run across these videos of soldiers returning home to their families. The first time I watched one I was pretty quickly taken by the raw, unfiltered and authentic emotions in these short clips.
The second and third time (over the next few days) I paid more attention to my inner experience … the heat and movement through my heart, throat and eyes, the rising of sensation and emotion, the tears emerging and rolling down my face.
You might like to watch these as a mindfulness practice.
How present can you be to the energy and feelings moving inside you?
More on Snowball
You may recall a “Happy for No Reason” video I posted of Snowball, who loves moving to music with a beat.
That video prompted Anniruddh Patel, a neuroscientist, to explore music’s hold on the brain. Do we have a neurological relationship to music, as we do language? Fascinating stuff.
You can read more through this recent New York Times article.
Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates Our Common Humanity
Something we all seem to have in common. The pentatonic scale.
(Thanks, Johanna.)