Tyler, Congrats to your ever creative flow of ideas and platforms of expression… like “Brain Rain”. The content is stimulating and thought provoking. Love it!
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While up north this past week, we walked through a number of galleries showcasing nature art. So, I took a second look at the haiku I wrote earlier this week on how photography or painting in the hands of artists like yourself is really like a tender rendering of reality - which no machine can duplicate. Here is the haiku suite i re-wrote:
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“Capturing a view: By negotiating with reality, I am not a passive copy machine; I am the darkroom where a view is curated into art.”
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What the Mind Sees
* I. Captured by the lens, Not a mirror reflection— A created world.
* II. Lenses can’t capture A negotiated view— The mind translates it.
* III. Beyond lens or cloth, Unbound by two dimensions— What a mind renders.
* IV. Looking through the lens, I will not copy the world; I choose to curate.
* V. My reality— Filtered through raw perception, I am the darkroom.
I am currently jet lagged from returning from Kauai Wednesday.
All my finds were on that beautiful island, some physical and some things I found within my own noggin.
Topo Designs has dessert shorts and pants. I absolutely wore those the entire time we explored the island. 10/10 comfy af and they made me look like a true explorer.
Pineapple and coconuts. I found them everywhere I bought them. Obsessed.
I also found the beauty of less. The beauty of calm. The beauty of being present.
That island is pure magic and I have never in my life felt anxious to leave a place. I’m taking the simplicity of island life and applying it to my life here in the mainland.
I went to Hawaii for the first time last fall! And now I understand why it's paradise. It truly is. I was so alive there. So happy. So peaceful. I didn't want to leave either! So glad you had a wonderful trip! It is magic.
I love all the rebranding! I think humans are meant to be more fluid so why not change things if they don’t firm your current state of mind? Thanks for all the recs!!
So honored to be featured in your Brain Rain! Thank you friend. The Outrun has been on my watch list for ages and looks like its time to move it to the top.
Right now, Ted Lasso is really bringing so much joy and comfort back into my life. Every week, it's like "WOW, I didn't know I needed that." The writing, the metaphors, the wisdom, the little bits of hilarity that feel so real and relatable...I love it all.
Tyler, Congrats to your ever creative flow of ideas and platforms of expression… like “Brain Rain”. The content is stimulating and thought provoking. Love it!
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While up north this past week, we walked through a number of galleries showcasing nature art. So, I took a second look at the haiku I wrote earlier this week on how photography or painting in the hands of artists like yourself is really like a tender rendering of reality - which no machine can duplicate. Here is the haiku suite i re-wrote:
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“Capturing a view: By negotiating with reality, I am not a passive copy machine; I am the darkroom where a view is curated into art.”
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What the Mind Sees
* I. Captured by the lens, Not a mirror reflection— A created world.
* II. Lenses can’t capture A negotiated view— The mind translates it.
* III. Beyond lens or cloth, Unbound by two dimensions— What a mind renders.
* IV. Looking through the lens, I will not copy the world; I choose to curate.
* V. My reality— Filtered through raw perception, I am the darkroom.
Kevin, I love that you just constantly surprise me here. It's beautiful, and the format and structure your responses take are beyond lovely. Truly.
I am currently jet lagged from returning from Kauai Wednesday.
All my finds were on that beautiful island, some physical and some things I found within my own noggin.
Topo Designs has dessert shorts and pants. I absolutely wore those the entire time we explored the island. 10/10 comfy af and they made me look like a true explorer.
Pineapple and coconuts. I found them everywhere I bought them. Obsessed.
I also found the beauty of less. The beauty of calm. The beauty of being present.
That island is pure magic and I have never in my life felt anxious to leave a place. I’m taking the simplicity of island life and applying it to my life here in the mainland.
Obsessed with this song: Sage by Joy Oladokun
Love you all. Don’t forget to drink some water.
I went to Hawaii for the first time last fall! And now I understand why it's paradise. It truly is. I was so alive there. So happy. So peaceful. I didn't want to leave either! So glad you had a wonderful trip! It is magic.
I'm so glad you loved it! For us, we're cursed! hahaha
I'm so glad you got out before everything shut down! Our ENTIRE trip got canceled! Here's to the joy you found!!
I love all the rebranding! I think humans are meant to be more fluid so why not change things if they don’t firm your current state of mind? Thanks for all the recs!!
I'm so glad! Fluidity is the only way forward.
So honored to be featured in your Brain Rain! Thank you friend. The Outrun has been on my watch list for ages and looks like its time to move it to the top.
Thank you for writing such a gorgeous piece!
Right now, Ted Lasso is really bringing so much joy and comfort back into my life. Every week, it's like "WOW, I didn't know I needed that." The writing, the metaphors, the wisdom, the little bits of hilarity that feel so real and relatable...I love it all.
This! ‘There’s a reason the rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield.’ 👏👏
YES! Last week’s episode had all the goods 👌🏼