Tag: simplicity
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The Essentials of Belonging~
In a quiet corner of Yunnan, I met her. She sat effortlessly grounded in a space that echoed with the rhythm of her everyday life. The walls, darkened by years of cooking smoke, seemed to hold the stories of countless meals and quiet moments. A kettle sat on the fire, not hurried, just waiting, as…
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The Quiet that Waits~
Today unfolded with the weight of many words. Conversations stretched through the hours, and by evening, I found myself full yet somewhat untethered. It was in that soft, fleeting window between dusk and night that I came back to this image—one that I made in Yunnan, of a tribal woman captured mid-prayer. There is a…
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The Weight we Carry~
Today has been a bit of a fog, the kind of day when clarity feels just out of reach. I’ve been slowed down by a heavy allergy, making even simple thoughts feel like they are pushing through mud. But in going through my photo archives, I found this image, taken in Yunnan, China, and it…
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The Laughing Monk~
Today’s post takes me back to Myanmar, 2016, to a moment behind the monastery walls. I was lucky enough to wander past the formal areas into a quieter place, where the novice monks were bathing. Buckets of water, laughter, wet tiled floors, and the innocence of youth filled the space. I had my camera out,…
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Letting Go~
The author reflects on a lifelong yearning for spiritual retreat, rooted in childhood dreams of simplicity and detachment. Experiences of war in Lebanon intensified this desire. After exploring various distractions in youth and searching for clarity in New York and India, they learned that diverse paths exist, each holding sacred value.
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The Next Step: Walking into the Unknown
We live our lives stepping forward and upward into the unknown, never quite sure what lies ahead. Every morning, we wake up, place our feet on the ground, and move forward, often without questioning the invisible force that propels us—hope. Without hope, how would we even find the courage to take the next step? It’s…
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Quietly They Toil~ Yunnan
For some of us here on earth, the day begins and ends with physical work, and that brings a simple satisfaction of a hard-earned existence. Every working face I saw during my travels in Yunnan was always ready to break into an unapologizing smile; they possessed a contentment that can be forgotten to us in our boxed…
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Day 18~ December 18th~ Guilin
One of the rewards of going into far away parts of China is meeting innocence. Innocence lives her sister simplicity with the natural people of this world. My friend who travelled with me on this trip has amazingly beautiful and extremely curly hair and at the sight of it a crowd of sweet women gathered…