tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291485436649858330.post1283467297040041950..comments2024-03-28T15:04:09.538-07:00Comments on Contemplative Photography: Doing what we loveDiane Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379544317007203762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291485436649858330.post-51285100418169467792011-12-29T17:51:23.327-08:002011-12-29T17:51:23.327-08:00Dear Diane,
What a wonderful post! Indeed "wh...Dear Diane,<br />What a wonderful post! Indeed "when you do what you love, work isn't 'work' anymore,because you're 'flowing', as a child at play. I was also enchantened by the Rumi poem on the right. A great poet! For the moment I'm reading "The Forty Rules of Love", by Elif Shafak, a beautiful novel, elaborating on the (historic) bond between Rumi and his beloved friend Shams from Tabriz. I didn't yet know the Rumi poem you highlight on your blog. But it certainly appeals, because I'm a 'womb poet' > in my poetry I try to "open this dark passageway of grace", considering the universe as one Womb, in constant and eternal creation. Just this week I wrote a (video)poem on this ~The Womb~, and reading now Rumi's words here, I couldn't resist on putting it in my post (with a link to your blog ;) I also have an interest in photography, mostly to accompany my poems (or vice versa). So, a lot of coincidences here, but "energy flows where intention goes"!<br />Wish you a creative 2012,<br />Kind regards,<br />RomboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291485436649858330.post-53530622794149141952011-12-29T16:52:06.030-08:002011-12-29T16:52:06.030-08:00An artist I'm planning to interview (after I d...An artist I'm planning to interview (after I do some research) makes quilts from old film, typically with a feminist slant. Her work is incredible. <br /><br />Wonderful image.<br /><br />I think it is true that when we do what we love, and with passion, we don't think of it as work.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291485436649858330.post-30375286382981051892011-12-29T05:15:26.032-08:002011-12-29T05:15:26.032-08:00And now it sounds like you've found a way to m...And now it sounds like you've found a way to merge the two... quilting and photography :)<br /><br />I love the idea of a memory quilt filled with photos. Very very cool!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com