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Beauty and Vandalism in the High Country - a Choice.

For a number of years ago, I would go for a walk on the road near our home in Sedona, both to get the exercise and to see the world and...

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Oct 7, 20242 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Aug 29, 20223 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Jun 13, 20222 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Apr 6, 20222 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Jan 4, 20222 min read

Golden Graffiti, Golden Words

Recently I went to see the Arizona Copper Museum in Clarkdale, a small mining town about an hour from Sedona, with my sister and...

paulhawkwood

Nov 24, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Nov 21, 20213 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Oct 12, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Aug 9, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Mar 30, 20212 min read

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?...

paulhawkwood

Mar 12, 20211 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Mar 6, 20213 min read

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,...

paulhawkwood

Feb 21, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Jan 23, 20211 min read

"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....

paulhawkwood

Jan 16, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Jan 8, 20213 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Jan 1, 20212 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Dec 30, 20202 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Dec 27, 20202 min read

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...

paulhawkwood

Dec 1, 20202 min read

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Beauty and Vandalism in the High Country - a Choice.

Is it a Barrel, or a Sculpture?

Your Inner Pepper

Forest Stairs, Quiet Light

Wonder and Gratitude - a Starry Night and the Sound of Onions Cooking.

Golden Graffiti, Golden Words

Tree Worlds, Tree Words

Nine Non-obvious Ways to have Deeper Conversations: a Guide to Talking with Each Other - NYT article

The Numinous: Sacredness and Light

Thinking about God, the World, and Hats.

Smiling and Happiness - a poem and some research.

Two Selves

Moon in Afternoon

Walled Light

"Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen" - My Experience and the Video

Intuition, Dead Grasses, and Photography

Sunrise in Sedona on New Year's Day (or, What's a 9:08?)

The World As a Play, the Self as the Actor

Simplicity vs. Minimalism - Seeing More by Looking at Less.

Grates and Gratefulness Under the Sun

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