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Impermanence
April 16, 2007 |
[-photography, process-]
This beautiful macro taken at a beach, by tejana, reminds me of the impermanence of … everything.
Sand is one of the most malleable of substances. It’s constantly altered by the tides, the wind, even the small beings living within it. Whether a large wave, a sprinkle of raindrops, or a human foot, each causes a rearrangement and a new design.
Our lives, our creative efforts are no different.
If I had finished my novel last December, for example, instead of waiting until now to do it, the words I chose would have been different. I’m subtly rearranged from the person I was when I put the writing aside. Therefore, what comes out of me now, will be altered from what it would have been then. This isn’t a bad thing, but it is something to acknowledge. It might be a (well-needed 
) reason not to put things off if we can help it.
Each new day, we need to attempt to put our mark on something in order to capture what and who we are on that particular day - the way tejana so beautifully preserved the sand’s essence in this spot on this day.
Thank you, tejana ~~~
Here are some links to articles about paying attention to the marks we make:
- doodles by Maureen Shaughnessy
- marks have meaning, about self-promotion
- marks have meaning, an art tutorial
- mark my words, a graphic reminder
Procrastination articles:
- Suze Corte - Mind Space
- a PCQ-QCP - The Imaginary Deadline
- a Practically Mperfect article - Collecting Dust
The other side of NOT finishing things:
- Karen Hatzigeorgiou - You, Me and Leonardo da Vinci
Originally published in the original Practically Creative blog, February 2006
also posted in: Inspiration , Art - process, craft, tutorials , Photography , Alterations , Motivation , The Original PCQ, 05-06 , Craft , Creations , Perception , Contributors , Process
tags: alter, alterations, art, capture, change, creative, day, finish, finishing, impermanence, mark, marks, mind, photo, photograph, photography, photos, procrastination, rearrangment, sand, tejana, today, writing
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