tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post8154426191378810285..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-4436914225738247492013-04-29T05:14:42.142+10:002013-04-29T05:14:42.142+10:00Beautifully expressed - both Mary's words and ...Beautifully expressed - both Mary's words and yours, Fiona!Jane Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942213319794987159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-33665937601753079822013-04-27T20:34:48.845+10:002013-04-27T20:34:48.845+10:00Hi Lisa - I agree so much! I love it when others ...Hi Lisa - I agree so much! I love it when others have captured a sense of something or an experience and put into words that make it real somehow. As you say, here's to those clouds and those moments away...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-4904411977786085332013-04-27T20:33:33.995+10:002013-04-27T20:33:33.995+10:00Hi Valerianna - what a wow moment to be so far awa...Hi Valerianna - what a wow moment to be so far away in the clouds, yet also hyper-aware. It is a fascinating process, and I think it changes somewhat each time, but it is a precious gift no matter how it reveals itself to us I think.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-2310104366851630772013-04-27T04:19:23.837+10:002013-04-27T04:19:23.837+10:00How wonderful when someone figures out how to put ...How wonderful when someone figures out how to put into words the experience of the meditative periods that often precede creating/are so necessary to the creative process. And I like your description of realizing, "I have been away, whilst I have stayed sitting here" - another way of expressing Mary Oliver's sentiment.<br />Here's to magical clouds & such...Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-74425832037700592492013-04-25T23:12:57.139+10:002013-04-25T23:12:57.139+10:00I haven't read this piece by Mary Oliver befor...I haven't read this piece by Mary Oliver before, how wonderful. <br /><br />More than ever, making my newest work is like being in a state of meditation. I feel that "in the clouds" feeling but also very much in a state of heightened awareness at the same time. I even notice the slowing of my breath. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.com