Learning how to be still,
to really be still
and let life happen -
that stillness becomes a radiance.
Morgan Freeman
A good friend of mine is in hand to hand combat with brain cancer, and he is eloquently sharing his journey via a blog.
His latest post, “the ability to just sit there…that’s being a person” LCK I found so moving and profound that it has inspired today's daily dress inspiration. I highly recommend that you grab a cup of coffee and take a moment to read his entry.
He speaks to the importance of stillness, a subject that I feel so strongly about and struggle with daily.
The importance of being still, quiet, or, dare I say, bored?!? And with the plethora of electronic amusements literally at our fingertips we will never need to be still or bored again.
But there are wonderful treasures in those quiet moments!! I am a huge believer in the power of daydreams and doodles.
So much spiritual literature speaks to the idea that all we need lies within us, to look in; but how does one do that if one's attention is always focused on a handheld device.
I appreciate the irony of this argument, as I am sitting at a computer, composing a blog entry containing links to other blogs and a video clip, no less. And once i'm finished, i will then post the link to this blog on numerous social media sites ~
just adding more information, noise to the world.
This is a dilemma that I am eternally pondering ~
"to post or not to post,
that is the question??"
Yet there is great information to be gleaned from these devices ~ pinterest and instragram, so inspiring!! love reading blogs from other artists,illustrators, authors and friends; learning about their struggles, triumphs and thoughts. And I do learn some helpful tips from facebook?!?! but at what cost?!?!?
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| i have pinned this to one of my pinterest boards :) |
This is a debate that i have many thoughts and questions about, however a new, fresh, beautiful day awaits me
and this issue is not going away anytime soon.
(so to be continued . . .)
Yet before i sign off, may I encourage you, that sometime today, you take some quiet for yourself, in what ever manner works for you.
And if and when you have a moment read Mark's blog post and watch Louis C.K. for a comedic, yet profound and a bit crude, point of view on the subject!
peace
Conan O’Brien’s show featuring comedian Louis C.K. in a terrific rant against cellphones, musings on sadness, nihilism, just “being” and life in general: http://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c
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