#100MoreDays: Day 15

(SOME OF) WHAT I CONSUMED TODAY

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Well....I have obviously taken my time with this project. It's been almost two months since my last post. That's perfectly fine by me as I want to take this project at its natural pace (and not in a direction that feels forced or coerced). As a result, it's good to be back and feel no guilt in putting this aside for a moment. 

Below are some reflections as I take a moment to look back on this absence. 

[A note on how to "read" this: I value complexity, intersections, and multiplicities. For me, this means sometimes a "single word" cannot express a "single idea". Therefore, I use " / " to distinguish the multiple words that are conveying the single idea. I have placed them all in [ ] so it is a bit easier to understand. I also know that for some thinking in multiplicity is difficult. To help facilitate understanding, I suggest picking just ONE word in the [ ] and continuing to read. It's all the same thing anyway.]

• There is a reflective peace in letting [self / rhythms / experience / universe] just be. This peace is not always experienced in the moment. Rather, it comes in the stillness cultivated over time through the continued [act / presence] of being. And this peace [is always passing / can never be [held / captured / replicated]]. 

 

• I enjoy reflecting on my [work / practice / art / process]. There is a certain amount of [comfort / ease / relaxation] that comes from looking [back / forward / inward / outward  / deeper / broader].  And I relish that [comfort / ease / relaxation]. 

 

• [Structure / form / ritual] help facilitate reflection. It was nice to pick this blog back up and know that there was already and existing blog format that I could just plug back into. This is similar to the original #100Days project, which had a more rigid structure. But a few changes -- modifying the project to 100 non-consecutive days and the form being a blog post that can have a range of content -- have made a significant difference in my personal [feeling / approach / relationship / commitment] to reflective practice, one that feels even more [complete / whole / transformative / integral]. 

 

• I want to increase the frequency by which I post. While I am actually glad I do not feel guilt over taking a break, I also want to commit to a more rigorous practice. Coming into this space is [refreshing / rejuvenating / affirming]. I need to be in this space more, especially in these times of massive uncertainty.  

Well... that's it for now. Look forward to more soon too!