Just as some of my best thoughts come to me in the shower, my best reflecting happens when I am out walking on the mountain. The air is sweet, the grasses rustling, birds in conversation, the sky opening out in front of me, and the dusty trail keeps my feet on the path. I usually bring a small notebook or sketch pad, and write down ideas for paintings, possible solutions for a design job that has been troubling me, or just some words about the present moment. These thoughts and reflections that happen when walking, almost always get used in some way, shape or form.
Some days the skies are clear, some days the fog is laying gently on the hills, and other days there is a misty rain: but each and every day that I make it out onto a trail, my day is better for doing it. Getting away from the phone and the computer, and my never ending to do list, and the general distractions of a life; and putting one foot in front of the other, moving through the landscape, and remembering that breathing is essential for keeping my head clear and my heart light, then let the reflecting begin.
Now if only I could develop a waterproof pen and paper that is impervious to water, and all my great shower thoughts could be remembered in detail instead of forgotten in the foggy midst of waking up in the morning.
Where do you do your best reflecting?
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Gorgeous photos and lovely words.
Posted by: Caitlin | July 08, 2009 at 02:31 PM
this is a wonderful post ! your words are very inspirational !! and the places you chose to reflect are so lovely !!
i am going to go click on your flickr and etsy store links and have a better look around your blog !!
Posted by: Bonnie | July 08, 2009 at 03:36 PM
u....where is the pic of you my dear?
because i would really REALLY love that.
Posted by: kellyb | July 08, 2009 at 06:12 PM
gorgeous views -- you're so fortunate!
Posted by: elizabeth | July 08, 2009 at 07:29 PM
I love these shots and your voice too. thanks for posting!
Posted by: jodi | July 08, 2009 at 08:35 PM
Walk, beautiful pictures, poetry and philosophy ! Thanks ! A great corner view !
Posted by: ts.otli | July 09, 2009 at 03:07 AM
Et moi j'ai aimé tes paysages et ton texte poétique, alors je te le dis encore en français... Merci pour ton commentaire !
Posted by: ts.otli | July 11, 2009 at 01:50 AM
lovely places to reflect!
Posted by: Joanne Yoshida | July 14, 2009 at 12:58 AM
lovely post! besos-jane
Posted by: Jane | July 15, 2009 at 01:27 PM
this is random but they do make waterproof papers and pens...check out some environmental retailers. i used to have to use that stuff in college to take notes in the field (environmental major...blah blah!)
Posted by: Kristen Fischer | July 24, 2009 at 06:27 AM
This is a place I go to reflect as well ... the hills of the SF peninsula (?) Your photos look familiar to me. Edgewood Park and Crystal Springs ?!? Such a wonderful place to reflect and to absorb nature - see you there :)
Posted by: janis | July 25, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Those photos are lovely, especially the last one! Bravo!
Posted by: Candied Fabrics | August 03, 2009 at 04:15 PM