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paulhawkwood
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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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paulhawkwood
Aug 29, 20223 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...
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paulhawkwood
Jun 13, 20222 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...
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paulhawkwood
Apr 6, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Jan 4, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Nov 21, 20213 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...
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paulhawkwood
Oct 12, 20212 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...
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paulhawkwood
Aug 9, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Mar 30, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Mar 12, 20211 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?...
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paulhawkwood
Mar 6, 20213 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...
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paulhawkwood
Feb 21, 20212 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,...
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paulhawkwood
Jan 23, 20211 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...
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paulhawkwood
Jan 16, 20212 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....
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paulhawkwood
Jan 8, 20213 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...
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paulhawkwood
Jan 1, 20212 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...
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paulhawkwood
Dec 30, 20202 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...
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paulhawkwood
Dec 27, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Dec 1, 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...
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paulhawkwood
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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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