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paulhawkwood
- Feb 20
- 2 min
The Light of the Mind and Heart
Each day, nature gives us a natural cycle of day and night. The light of the sun reveals the beauty of the earth, and the dark of night...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Resting in the Light
I love lying in our hammocks - one each in Eugene and Sedona. You can lie lengthwise in them (the usual way), or sit in them with your...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Learning to See
Ok, on one hand this is a photo of the hind end of a horse - we don't even see his or her head and face. So why did I frame the picture...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
Light and Magic
It’s a cool November afternoon in Sedona, and I’m sitting out on our front porch, listening to the water in our fountain gently splashing...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
Is it a Barrel, or a Sculpture?
Is this a barrel, or is it a sculpture of light and shadow, texture and curves? And is it simply an attractive planter, or does it have a...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Ant Worlds, People Worlds
One day, at our home in Sedona, Arizona, when I went to get the mail I saw a fresh anthill on our driveway, with its main hole surrounded...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Smiling, and the Gateway of the Heart
The Garden Gate Out of iron a heart becomes a tree, a shadow, a reminder of what's inside. Hummingbirds fly through it and each day we...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Life of a Drawer
What is the life of a drawer? To hold clothes? Office supplies? Toys? Or is it an archeological repository - the miscellaneous stuff of a...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Water Flows Through Hard Places
Water flows through hard places and pools in spaces vast and small. It sings to itself all day and has no ego, no plan, no fear of a...
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paulhawkwood
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Your Inner Pepper
Have you ever looked inside your fruits and vegetables as you're chopping them? They're quite beautiful - the rings of a carrot, the...
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paulhawkwood
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
Living in the Sky
Living in the Sky Its blue pool holds cool contrails and clouds of all kinds, plus moon and birds, pole vaulters and sky divers, and...
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paulhawkwood
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Cactus Flower, and the Experience of Wonder
Right by our mailbox is a lush cactus that blooms each spring. I say "lush" because this cactus has been growing there for decades, and...
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paulhawkwood
- May 22, 2022
- 3 min
Grand Canyon and Antelope Slot Canyon Visits
This May, my wife and sister-in-law and I traveled from our home in Sedona, Arizona, to Grand Canyon National Park and Lower Antelope...
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paulhawkwood
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Forest Stairs, Quiet Light
I find something captivating about stairs, especially ones that spiral or move in harmony with a building space or landscape. The stairs...
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paulhawkwood
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Garden Gate
The Garden Gate Out of iron a heart becomes a tree, a shadow, a reminder of what's inside. Hummingbirds fly through it and each day we...
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paulhawkwood
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
Light Leaks in Everywhere
Light leaks in everywhere – from eyelids, clouds, the edges of closed doors, and the moon in late afternoon. Blessings when you ask and...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Seeing Small Beauty
A few weeks ago we awoke to a light frost. When my wife and I stepped out on our second floor balcony to look around, I noticed that the...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Wonder and Gratitude - a Starry Night and the Sound of Onions Cooking.
Many mornings we awaken before the sun has begun to illuminate the eastern sky. We turn our lights off after making ourselves café lattes...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
Fountain, Curves, Concrete, Water
Fountain Water is beyond my mind, flowing fluidly over the lip of the fountain and splashing into the pond beneath, over and over....
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
Tree Worlds, Tree Words
Recently I spend some time in a friend's backyard, and as I wandered through her garden, I noticed a tree stump that looked like it had...
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