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Friday, September 5, 2008

9.4.08 - 4/365


this is what has been
my sole exercise for the past 2 years;
riding,
twice a week
between crown heights & chelsea
(roughly 1.5 hours round trip)
while my yoga practice,
along with so many other things,
has virtually disappeared
as a result of moving & renovating

i wasn't going to stop to take this picture...
it took me about a block of going:
"i should",
"i' don't need to",
"but I should",
"but i'm not"
to double back
and take this picture

but,
even though
i thought i had already taken my self portrait for today,
i listened
listened to that little voice that said
"you must do this"
because after all
the whole impetus of this project
was to pay attention
to that voice
so that it becomes as strong,
and stronger
than it ever was

because it is this voice
that guides the creative process
and it is this voice
that shrinks to a tiny whisper
and then dies away
when it is not listened to

2 comments:

Obdada said...

YES--I LoVe iT wheN i heaR thaT voiCe foR mYselF==
froM (GOD) CreaTiViTy tO mY beinG(souL) thaT teLLs mE tO CreaTe..

I KnoW YoU heaR thaT voiCe a LoT moRe thaN i do/have in mY liFe..
BuT thaT iS eXactLy WhY i aDmiRe (L) & aDoRe
[[aNd aM thanKfuL thaT i haVe thiS coNNectioN wiTh YoU==+++my MaC/interneT.. i feeL liKe i aM yoUR aNd yoU aRe mY "VirtuaL SouL MaTe"---maYbe i'Ve goNe a LittLe too FaR with thiS coMMenT.... buT yoU knoW i'M CraZy---
aFteR theSe severaL YeaRs we'Ve beeN acquainteD bY waY oF thiS WWW.hahaahhhaOAIEIEAHAIDH

Anonymous said...

so glad you did!