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Hozho

2/26/2015

 
So here it is, time to for another blog post.  I had plans for a more complete post this week, but time wasn't my friend.  I felt scattered and rushed, never enough time to get everything done.  I had reason to think back on my time in New Mexico, how long it took me to appreciate the beauty there.   The secret, it turned out, was to slow down and to be still.  Once I was able to do that the subtle beauty showed itself.  The colors of the sunset playing across Sandia mountain, the beating of a hummingbird's wings, wind blown sand and twisted pinons, and all the subtle colors of the desert.

I think that's something I need to try to find within myself again.  A way to let the chaos of work slide off of me, to slow down and find some harmony with my world.  Hozho, the Navajo call it, walking in beauty. 
Living in a way that maintains balance, harmony, and beauty.  Not frustration and rushing, but slowing down enough to be able to embrace and find your way in the world around you. 

Setting myself the task of writing a weekly blog was a first step down that path, even though I didn't know it when I set the goal.  It's forced me to pause and look around.  What should I wrote about?  What is important to me?  What have I been thinking about this week? 

Here are a few things that have been in my mind.  Important enough to put on paper.  Hopefully another step on a path to less stress and more harmony.
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With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty all around me,
may I walk
Martha Solomon link
2/27/2015 10:38:00 am

Nice post. The nest drawing is really amazing. It's so detailed, just perfect.

esolomon
2/27/2015 11:29:32 am

Thanks! I've really been enjoying drawing the nests. I think it's a new way of incorporating the old designs I used to do.


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