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Swimming in the Rain

  • Posted on August 2, 2017October 14, 2017
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Today I swam in the lake while it rained. All around me people began to run for cover, packing their things madly, running for their cars, trying to stay dry.…
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Mountain Oasis

  • Posted on July 14, 2017October 14, 2017
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The light on the water is amazing. It shimmers, it glimmers, and in the distance it glitters like snow on a moonlit night. By the shore it is clear, so…
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A Heavy Air Day

  • Posted on June 29, 2017October 14, 2017
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It’s hot. It’s been hot the last few days. But today feels different. The air feels heavy-hot today, somehow pregnant with moisture. Heaven knows what percentage humidity is on the…
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The roof of the world – almost

  • Posted on June 3, 2017February 6, 2018
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I sit on the top of the world. The sun slowly descends through the afternoon hours, it’s yellow glow warming the wall which in turn warms my aching back. I…
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A Missed Opportunity…

  • Posted on May 30, 2017February 6, 2018
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OK. Today I am reflecting on how I keep messing up political discussions and opportunities. Excuse the french. I am someone who prides themselves on being able to communicate well.…
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Remembering

  • Posted on May 10, 2017October 14, 2017
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A little island, under a tiny shelf, protected from the rain which falls all around. Good food and clear, crisp wine warm my too large belly. Droplets making teeny tiny…
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a boy in a dark blue sunhat seen from behind on a beach
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Unseen Parenting

  • Posted on April 5, 2017April 28, 2018
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Last night my son had a nightmare. He’s been having a lot of them lately. I know it’s a phase and he’ll get past it, but those night time yells…
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Why I do this: There are some moments which wrench us out of our everyday drudgery and catapult us into another world. A world of raw emotion, of beauty, of connection, of clarity. Usually when I come back to my regular state of mind after one of these moments, I wonder how I can hang on to some of that sense of perfection which these moments have at their core. This Slow Mind is my experiment with capturing that sense of transcendence in the everyday. A moment, a thought, a feeling, which reminds me there is more to this life than rushing from one day to the next. It’s my hope in that doing so, I may invite them to happen more often, and I can experience more of these tiny moments of bliss. And perhaps in reading them, you may be inspired to see more of these moments in your own life. Little bite sized chunks of perfection in the vast sea of normal. The next time it happens, take a mental polaroid, translate it into words and pictures, load it up and let it fly.

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Attempting to capture the transcendent moments of everyday life. May these bite sized chunks inspire you to make your own mental polaroid moments.
  • Sandy beach with small waves and a headland in the background
    Ocean Thoughts
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    • Posted on March 31, 2018March 31, 2018
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  • Red carnations lit by sunlight through a window, sitting next to a collection of herbs
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    • Posted on December 3, 2017February 6, 2018
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