tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post8108639064352990720..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : The companionship of silenceClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-72727983457346625002009-02-11T08:11:00.000+13:002009-02-11T08:11:00.000+13:00Lisa - how wonderful to hear from you! You have be...Lisa - how wonderful to hear from you! You have been much in my mind lately, especially with the cruel, cruel fires that have been raging across Victoria. Rupert is in Canberra, so safe (although it's been terribly hot and dry there, too) and I've been trying to find Womboonee on the map (which is where Catherine Ryan lives). I do hope you're well and that your year brings you an abundance of good things. L, Claire.Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-75458606584888334272009-02-10T14:50:00.000+13:002009-02-10T14:50:00.000+13:00Thinking of you in your seeking of stillness. It's...Thinking of you in your seeking of stillness. It's right before you: in your artwork.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-9190157852288248972009-02-08T13:26:00.000+13:002009-02-08T13:26:00.000+13:00Goodness me Claire - with communication skills lik...Goodness me Claire - with communication skills like that you could get a job with the Diplomatic Corps no problem! ...<BR/><BR/>Yep, your response made all the LEDs on my dalek's <I>Approval-seeking</I> channel light up! ;) Thank Q!<BR/><BR/>(Hmm, I imagine anyone reading that will be scratching their head wondering "huh? what on earth does <I>that</I> mean!" ;)one billion dalekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792146398030529926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-40958000314893398142009-02-07T23:27:00.000+13:002009-02-07T23:27:00.000+13:00Good to hear from you, AnonymouS. I'll look out fo...Good to hear from you, AnonymouS. I'll look out for the Carl Honore book you recommend. Don't you think 'In Praise of Slow' would make a great title for an exhibition? CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-88220767859072706142009-02-07T23:20:00.000+13:002009-02-07T23:20:00.000+13:00Hi Tango Daddy, you understand, don't you! My gran...Hi Tango Daddy, you understand, don't you! My grandfather used to talk about 'rustling' in his study, an activity that always held an air of mystery and industry and implied the sound of wind in the trees... I knew not to disturb him when he was 'rustling', understood it was a solitary business and that he was to be left alone for as long as he needed. That was his way of returning to water, or taking 'a back road.' Different methods towards the same end? Thanks for following this blog and in so doing, introducing us to yours. CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-76821447549454649892009-02-07T23:05:00.000+13:002009-02-07T23:05:00.000+13:00Thank you (thank Q) for popping by, One Million Da...Thank you (thank Q) for popping by, One Million Daleks - and for your empathy. Staying in the present moment is indeed the most effective way to settle the mind. I like what you say about rest periods 'allowing the mind to contemplate rather than make manifest its Muse.' I find your blog captivating, by the way - super-sharp, insightful and thoughtfully put together. Many phrases 'stick' such as your comment a few weeks back about daleks being able to combine humility with exuberance! Take care, ClaireClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-78272031673872291572009-02-07T06:45:00.000+13:002009-02-07T06:45:00.000+13:00Hello Claire, have you read 'In Praise of Slow' by...Hello Claire, have you read 'In Praise of Slow' by Carl Honore? Might just help with your BBS. Remember to breathe. SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-67197736631971367372009-02-06T20:10:00.000+13:002009-02-06T20:10:00.000+13:00The joys of being out on the water or on the back ...The joys of being out on the water or on the back roads is being in a place beyond the average normal waking awareness. No need for Bose surround systems, enjoy mother nature 100% total surround system of silence and If you have ears to hear you will hear the teaching you will get the message and if you have the correct frame of mind you might remember it. Even if you don’t remember the experience you will have had it. This is great…Tango daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444610829523045081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-83997402834817595152009-02-05T00:25:00.000+13:002009-02-05T00:25:00.000+13:00I readily empathise with your BBS concept Claire! ...I readily empathise with your BBS concept Claire! Although I refer to it as BBB - Butters' Busy Braincell (in honour of South Park's idealistic young fellow, Butters :).<BR/><BR/>Yes, when the Mind is firing on all cylinders, it is most insistent, and disinclined to take much heed of the needs of the organism in which it is housed!<BR/><BR/>Still, I find the body will issue a 'speeding ticket' from time to time, and a period of rest is invariably beneficial, allowing the Mind to contemplate rather than make manifest it's Muse. Mind you, this of course only leads to another round of intense endeavour! And so it goes ... oh well!<BR/><BR/>I find it helpful to practise my personal equivalent of Tai Chi, which I call er - 'plodding'. For me, this means to very deliberately take my time, focus on just the task before me, and thus stay in the present moment. It kinda works ... s'pose! ;)<BR/><BR/>Still, to be captured by the thoes of inspiration is to follow a wild and natural impulse, a far superior state to that of dour domestication eh!<BR/><BR/>OK then,<BR/>All The Best!one billion dalekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792146398030529926noreply@blogger.com