“It’s impossible” said pride.
“It’s risky” said experience.
“It’s pointless” said reason.
“Give it a try” whispered the heart.
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A whimsical quote for the first Thursday Thoughts of 2017. As I cycled through art, life and books I am pondering life this week, and I've always liked these words.
They aren't difficult to ponder, they aren't earth-shattering in their depth and consideration; instead they are a simple way of recognising the dimensions we bring to decision-making and the dimensions we sometimes need to quieten.
How many times as we think about starting something new or doing something differently do we come upon voices like these?
I didn't know anything about Reason v Intuition as two ends of a spectrum until I was well into the workforce - it was a revelation to me that not everybody just instinctively 'knew' things! One of my own favourite ways of describing how this happens for me is "I come to quiet knowings..."
I listen to my intuition; and I always have. My gorgeous mum was highly intuitive and I learned it was possible to make a successful and happy life listening to it. Here, the heart encourages us to give it a try - and sometimes we just have to.
Stitching scraps of copper with wire - I just had to give it a try...
Peace Mends the World 2013.
“It’s risky” said experience.
“It’s pointless” said reason.
“Give it a try” whispered the heart.
Anonymous
A whimsical quote for the first Thursday Thoughts of 2017. As I cycled through art, life and books I am pondering life this week, and I've always liked these words.
They aren't difficult to ponder, they aren't earth-shattering in their depth and consideration; instead they are a simple way of recognising the dimensions we bring to decision-making and the dimensions we sometimes need to quieten.
How many times as we think about starting something new or doing something differently do we come upon voices like these?
I didn't know anything about Reason v Intuition as two ends of a spectrum until I was well into the workforce - it was a revelation to me that not everybody just instinctively 'knew' things! One of my own favourite ways of describing how this happens for me is "I come to quiet knowings..."
I listen to my intuition; and I always have. My gorgeous mum was highly intuitive and I learned it was possible to make a successful and happy life listening to it. Here, the heart encourages us to give it a try - and sometimes we just have to.
Stitching scraps of copper with wire - I just had to give it a try...
Peace Mends the World 2013.
one of the most interesting insights I gleaned from reading "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman was that although we humans like to perceive ourselves as rational beings when we look at how we each arrived at the really big decisions made at the xroads ofclife like what we end up doing for a living, who we end up sharing our lives with & where we end up living it's all pretty irrational, I believe in magic!
ReplyDeleteI've hear a lot about that book Mo - it really does seem that we are influenced by many more things than reason when we make decisions! Believing in Magic is the perfect response!
DeleteI used to work with copper and fiber and I would say this is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCopper is such a lovely medium to work with Pam - I have some finely spun Habu copper thread here wondering what to do...but am sure the answer will appear!
Deleteoh, wonderful stitched copper!!!
ReplyDeletevery yum Velma!
Delete'I just had to give it a try' words that ring so true for me.
ReplyDeleteGood words to live by I think Brenda - ignoring all those other voices that suggest it isn't worth it or it won't work.
DeleteLove the patina and textures. Makes me want to fold it and make structures, wordless, beautifully coloured, almost books
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely lovely stuff Jac - I did make book out of it in the end...
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