Category: Thoughts
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The Kid Calico Blog, as an entity of its own, is hungry for knowledge and understanding
I keep putting off starting my blog in earnest. The perfectionist in me wants to start at the beginning, but to find the beginning has thus far in my life been a futile attempt. The beginning of anything at all, when you really get down to it, is impossibly difficult to find. So this blog,…
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from time to time
How We Learn I forgive the versionOf me who I was Who refused toMake decisions WhoLet the tideCarry him(Nearly let the sea bury him) WhoNever raised the sailsSparked the engineRaised an oar WhoWent onlyWith the tide Almost forgotHow to try It’s oooooKay You’ve got toLearn some way We all go astrayFrom time to time
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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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graphic design chronicles
I decided to play with string instead of drawing this one. If I may offer some advice: Prioritize mental health, play as much as you can. Enjoy your dang life!
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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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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…
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rest on the breeze
Note to self: Sometimes it’s best to just let the wind finish what it’s doing before you make any attempts at putting down roots. You will learn to find stillness in uncertainty, and bliss in not knowing. You’re learning to see yourself and the world for what they really are, and that takes time. There…