Category: Mindfulness
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chop carry wood water
Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. I’ve been learning how to do character animation in After Effects, and it’s tedious work, especially when you are getting started. I didn’t really feel ready to post it yet, so instead I made this, to remind myself to get back to working…
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teardrop
When I was younger I did a lot of animation, especially in my teens, a bit in my early twenties. I had always planned to start animating again someday but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Lately, as I’ve gotten into illustration, my interest in animation has once again grown. This is…
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right here right now
Making something to post every day is not that hard in theory. I try to finish these pieces relatively quickly, just seeing what I can create in an allotted time. I have been playing around with timing too. It’s a new challenge every day. In the beginning, I would work on a piece during the…
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sit
This is a sketch for a piece I would like to finalize at some point, but I also like the look of it as it is. Sitting meditation is foundational in my life, I am very grateful to the teachers I have learned from and for the retreats in which I have participated. If I…
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I am a Strange Loop
I feel like the title kind of says it all for this one. For anyone concerned, I had a wonderful Saturday and did not spend the entirety of it clutching my ankles. Wishing health and happiness to all beings. If that isn’t enough, read Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Douglas Hofstadter knows how…
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a walk along the beach
Today I went for a walk on the beach. It was sunny, and not too hot. I watched the shorebirds and stuck my feet into the water. The air smelled like seaweed. It was a good day.
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self-portrait
I drew this self-portrait today. It was fun. I plan on experimenting with as many styles as I feel like in these posts, because I don’t see the point of just having one style, at least for now. I refuse to believe in such limits. Drawing is something I’ve always done mostly for myself. It…
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SEND IT
Here’s a little motivational image for this Monday evening. I mentioned I’m a fan of sitting meditation. It helps me to relax my body and mind, and it allows me to know more about myself. What happens when I just stop? Like a tightly wound rope, breathing through a sitting session helps me to let…
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here’s a thought
This is from something I wrote in my notebook a few months ago while sitting on the beach in Oregon. What is it that people talk about? I mean, beyond the words, what are they saying? The sky is blue, the waves are roaring, I am alive and I am writing of what I know.…
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hangry
In 2015 I spent a few months on a Permaculture farm in the North of Thailand, before heading to Thich Hat Hanh’s Thai Plum Village for the last ten days of my visa. This led to three months at a Zen Center in South India, which led to a series of ten-day retreats and the…