when i don't know what to do or how to deal with life — sometimes i drop everything and take a bath. taking a bath is like the opposite of taking a walk — a walk means movement, air, earth, sun, light. a bath means stillness, settling, soaking and sinking in oneself — a retreat into physical or metaphorical darkness; the 360 degree embrace of water.
Read MoreI’m starting a habit of compiling my highlighted notes for everything I absorb — to slowly grow my inspiration library.
I listened to this on being interview with ocean vuong yesterday — and I loved the way he talked about language as its own spoken body — moving and breathing in space — and of course, the body as its own language.
to see language as its own body is to say:
(1) language is a living thing. language breathes. language dies. language lives in movement, in air, in change — across time and space. the air itself is a vessel for language, especially when it is spoken.
Read Moreon embodied knowing
Read Morethe body is not the problem. our minds are the real problem
Read Moreon diving into my subconscious through dreams and shadow work
Read Moreafter taking my first modern dance class: reflections on body intelligence, and using the body as a sensing compass
Read Morehow to wake up early even when it’s winter and nobody’s forcing you to
Read Morehow to sleep early despite being at the mercy of a self-imposed, flexible schedule, the creative muses, the tango gods, and a nocturnally inclined, musician boyfriend
Read Moreon designing an addictive environment for artistic pursuits
Read Morethe ritual of a haircut as letting go, and maybe letting go is easier than it seems.
Read Moreon sudden spending sprees, joining a very fancy gym, and finding a sense of self in my physical presence
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