by Kim Ort | May 11, 2016 | Attention, Contemplation, Openness, Photography, Practices, Seeing
Writing is 90% listening. ~ Natalie Goldberg Last week, I participated in a meditation and writing workshop with author Natalie Goldberg. We spent much of the week in silence, listening to the world around us and to ourselves. The writing emerged from this place. I...
by Kim Ort | May 4, 2016 | Books, Consolations, Essence
Why are we so afraid of silence? David Whyte, in his book, Consolations, says this. Silence is frightening, an intimation of the end, the graveyard of fixed identities. Real silence puts any present understanding to shame; orphans us from certainty; leads us beyond...
by Kim Ort | Apr 21, 2016 | Contemplation, Essence, Inspiration, People, Visual Journalling
In my last post, I shared highlights from an all-day seminar (through the Latow Photography Guild) with world and humanitarian photographer David duChemin. That post was about voice and vision. Today, I’ll share with you what he had to say about visual stories....
