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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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paulhawkwood
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Nine Non-obvious Ways to have Deeper Conversations: a Guide to Talking with Each Other - NYT article
One thing I love about the New York Times is that they have a wonderful collection of opinion writers who contribute a surprising and...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Numinous: Sacredness and Light
I love the word numinous as a word for describing that which we call holy or spiritually alive. One definition of numinous means, "to be...
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paulhawkwood
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Thinking about God, the World, and Hats.
Recently I've been reflecting on the ways we think about God. It seems we think about God in the only way we can - as a very large...
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paulhawkwood
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Smiling and Happiness - a poem and some research.
Smile Smiling sends synapses flying even if you're sad, it seems - so which is real? The face of sorrow or the chemistry of a grin?...
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paulhawkwood
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Two Selves
Here’s an experiment: how many selves do you find within yourself? (I’m not talking about multiple personalities…) Most of us play many...
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paulhawkwood
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Moon in Afternoon
I have discovered the sky. One of the things I relish about being in Arizona is not just how clear the sky is, but how vast it is. Here,...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 23, 2021
- 1 min
Walled Light
This is the corner of a bedroom in our house in Sedona. This is part of the original house, which my wife's father and mother built...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
"Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen" - My Experience and the Video
For a number of years, singing sacred choral music was my main spiritual practice - I loved singing in church and college choirs....
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Intuition, Dead Grasses, and Photography
What does it mean to know something? When I read a non-fiction book, for example, my mind generally understands the information in a...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Sunrise in Sedona on New Year's Day (or, What's a 9:08?)
I thought I'd celebrate the dawn of the New Year (literally) by taking some sunrise photos where we live in Sedona. I consulted my...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
The World As a Play, the Self as the Actor
We've probably all heard various ways of saying that life is like a dream or play. But have we really given that idea much thought? For...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
Simplicity vs. Minimalism - Seeing More by Looking at Less.
Here's an experiment: for a few moments, gaze at this photograph while holding the word "simplicity" in your awareness. Note how the word...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Grates and Gratefulness Under the Sun
Ok, it's a so-so pun, but I think this rusted iron grating suggests the beautiful interconnection and wholeness we can experience when we...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Portrait by My Mother...and the Portraits We Make of Ourselves
A few months ago I re-found some drawings my mother made. I probably had seen them a very long time ago, but when I found them this past...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
Up or Down...or Pausing and Seeing
A staircase in the Willamette National Forest creates both a practical means of getting up and down a hill, and a beautiful sculpture of...
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