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Blaze of Glory

  • Posted on October 5, 2017October 30, 2017
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Bright Red leaves of Ivy against a brick wall
The skies outside are grey. The wind blows. The leaves whirl in pale yellow and brown flurries to the ground as I gratefully curl under my warm blanket behind double…
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Sun setting orange over the ocean
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A list of things I love:

  • Posted on August 20, 2017October 14, 2017
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My sleeping son. Why did no one tell me how beautiful children are when they sleep? His face looks like a peaceful young god… The smell of rain on hot…
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Dark threatening clouds with a church steeple and yellow sunlight
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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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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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A close up image of a bees head in dark tones
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Bee Tongue Epiphany

  • Posted on March 29, 2017October 14, 2017
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Did you know bees have tongues? Today I saw a bee tongue for the first time. I know, you probably haven’t given it that much thought. I know I hadn’t.…
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Transformation

  • Posted on February 14, 2017October 14, 2017
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I sit on my couch, looking out at the snow dusted rooftops of the city. Everything is frozen today. The last remaining leeks and sprouts on the balcony are covered…
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A grainy photo of a bridge covered in snow with a single musician playing under a street light in Berlin
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L’accordioniste

  • Posted on February 1, 2017October 14, 2017
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Yesterday I came down the steps of the cathedral into a winter wonderland,my heart light from sharing beautiful harmonies. The snow was white on the ground, the air was misty…
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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
    • byPenH
    • 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
    Everyday Beauty
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    • Posted on December 3, 2017February 6, 2018
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