Be still, rest.
Restfulness (noun) a feeling of serenity, being calm and relaxed.
In a world that rewards rushing, it feels terribly important to be rescued by moments of stillness. ‘Be Still, Rest’ is an ongoing project that I intend to continue for the rest of my life. At a personal level, it acts as a reminder to hone my sensitivity towards observing moments of meditativeness in the world around me, to allow myself to soak them in and to make room within me to profoundly experience the serenity that world naturally offers us all.
It inspires me that others may also find themselves deepening into relaxation when they look at these photographs. It is with that intention that I create.
they say these wisps are lifeless,
but how could they be ~
when they so fluently dance in the air ?
these branches extend my breath,
a breath giving moment rather than breath taking,
deepening my sense of aliveness
i’ve evaporated into stillness but i’m still very much existent just like water that has morphed meltingly into mist
so close to your waters
yet too far to ever taste your wetness,
fated to only sense your moist mist,
knowing that ~
your salt permeates the air that i breathe
it sifts through the soil
that roots me
crystals of your salt are all over my body,
snowflakes of your salt cover my limbs
always ;
i am never alone
reminding my soul to stay earthed, by being roams free
swimming in serenity, the seedling smiled
flooded fingers,
weightless feathers,
held by buoyant beauty.
deep in these waters were worries,
witnessed with wonder,
dissolved through the presence of curious souls.
sorrows no longer surfaced on skin.
the way of water is simple,
no other way of living,
than embracing flow.
embracing endless seas of delight
sometimes
a reflection of you
floating
outside of yourself
is needed remembrance
of all that you are
all that you have always been
all that you will forever be.
i may feel like a branch
but
i am also a blossoming tree.
womb-like water
cradles me
holding all of me
oh how sweet,
returning to innocence
floating, as infant.
behold ~ delight pouring in as blessings for us all
. FIN .(This collection has been created to co-exist with words, as it does above)View more of this collection as a slideshow:
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