by Kim Ort | Feb 22, 2018 | Books, Inspiration, People
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, where we celebrate all things Irish. I’ve been revisiting the work of one of my favourite Irish writers, the poet and mystic, John O’Donohue, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 52. I first discovered...
by Kim Ort | Jan 24, 2018 | Art, Books, Contemplation, Essence, Inspiration, People, Photography, Place, Questions, Seeing
While studying the photography and writing of Uta Barth (a photographer of perception), I learned of the book, Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees (paid link) by Lawrence Weschler, about the artist, Robert Irwin. This book was the most influential for...
by Kim Ort | Dec 6, 2017 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
About six months ago, I listened to a podcast with Cal Newport, author of a new book called Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. This interview planted a seed that I’ve been nurturing ever since. I wondered what I could create if I...
