Very nice reading, and by reading I mean voiceover. I'm sure it's great reading to but I opted to listen.
Nice word play with moonwords. And of course, you had me at listen to tapes and records :)
"Cultivating a field you would want to gallop in." Yea, this is very nice. It's like "make the art you want to see" but a less selfish version of it.
On the tea note, I started to use a sand timer for tea/coffee. I feel like that's very moonmindish as you are letting gravity dictate the time and embracing the imperfection of time.
Yes, without a doubt! It’s a weird mix of physical, impractical, unproductive yet meaningful and fulfilling. (Don’t have a sand timer myself, but guess what I’ll be looking for on antique store trips going forward.) I think we need more of that these days. Really appreciate you listening!
James, "..the Moonmind," is a very important piece and goes some distance into considering some of the problems we're facing in our present day lives. As an educator, I worry most that people become factionalized and become dogged adherents to one point of view without considering or respecting other viewpoits.
Yeah, I think it's not so much an ignorance problem, or a tribal mentality problem—it's a problem of rationality. Too little right-hemisphere thinking, which by nature integrates, accommodates opposition and keeps curiosity up front, with judgment far behind. I could be wrong about that, but I've not seen much in the way of right-hemisphere approaches, so maybe we give it a go for awhile, see what happens?
Anyway, thanks as always for reading and for your commentary.
James, one more thing. The role of education is paramount in choosing literature for children that presents different lives in different parts of the world and giving children the chance to wrestle with issues. After all, the whole point of education is to teach critical thinking skills and that leads to higher order thinking.
"The village around the village" is a great way to put it.
All around, this was great. Both poetic and practical.
The chair I'm sitting in, as well as some of the furniture around me, have been passed down by grandparents and others. One of them is a small sewing table that my grandmother bought from a family-owned antique shop, around 1950. It has lion's feet, a not very visible Yin-Yang pattern made of wood, tons of secret compartments, and some warped wood in places that have been too close to a fireplace at some point.
One of the locals in my village around the village.
Oh that's excellent! What a thing to keep close! Did it come with any other matching pieces? Is there still stuff in the drawers from back then?
One thing I'll say about my great-grandmother's teacups: I kind of liberated them from storage. Not my storage, but they were just rotting away in there. I figured that at least with me, they get to do what they were made to do. I use them most days.
It came alone. The compartments were empty when I got it, but they were probably emptied just before. Now they're filled with various personal "treasures" -- plus some actual sewing supplies!
There's such a charm to having beautiful, historical, and practical antiques in your home. Your great-grandmother would probably have been happy to know that those tea cups are still in use today.
Really glad it resonated with you, Rasmus, and thanks for listening! I've mentioned in previous places that audio is new to me and I still feel very much new to it, but I give it a go in the hopes it makes the posts more grounded.
Thanks a ton, MJ, and thanks for reading. One of the things I'm cottoning on to is that it's better for me to be only so literal. I think most of us have some kind of a threshold. (And definitely there comes time when everyone needs to take a break from it here and there.)
Very nice reading, and by reading I mean voiceover. I'm sure it's great reading to but I opted to listen.
Nice word play with moonwords. And of course, you had me at listen to tapes and records :)
"Cultivating a field you would want to gallop in." Yea, this is very nice. It's like "make the art you want to see" but a less selfish version of it.
On the tea note, I started to use a sand timer for tea/coffee. I feel like that's very moonmindish as you are letting gravity dictate the time and embracing the imperfection of time.
Yes, without a doubt! It’s a weird mix of physical, impractical, unproductive yet meaningful and fulfilling. (Don’t have a sand timer myself, but guess what I’ll be looking for on antique store trips going forward.) I think we need more of that these days. Really appreciate you listening!
James, "..the Moonmind," is a very important piece and goes some distance into considering some of the problems we're facing in our present day lives. As an educator, I worry most that people become factionalized and become dogged adherents to one point of view without considering or respecting other viewpoits.
Yeah, I think it's not so much an ignorance problem, or a tribal mentality problem—it's a problem of rationality. Too little right-hemisphere thinking, which by nature integrates, accommodates opposition and keeps curiosity up front, with judgment far behind. I could be wrong about that, but I've not seen much in the way of right-hemisphere approaches, so maybe we give it a go for awhile, see what happens?
Anyway, thanks as always for reading and for your commentary.
James, one more thing. The role of education is paramount in choosing literature for children that presents different lives in different parts of the world and giving children the chance to wrestle with issues. After all, the whole point of education is to teach critical thinking skills and that leads to higher order thinking.
"The village around the village" is a great way to put it.
All around, this was great. Both poetic and practical.
The chair I'm sitting in, as well as some of the furniture around me, have been passed down by grandparents and others. One of them is a small sewing table that my grandmother bought from a family-owned antique shop, around 1950. It has lion's feet, a not very visible Yin-Yang pattern made of wood, tons of secret compartments, and some warped wood in places that have been too close to a fireplace at some point.
One of the locals in my village around the village.
Oh that's excellent! What a thing to keep close! Did it come with any other matching pieces? Is there still stuff in the drawers from back then?
One thing I'll say about my great-grandmother's teacups: I kind of liberated them from storage. Not my storage, but they were just rotting away in there. I figured that at least with me, they get to do what they were made to do. I use them most days.
It came alone. The compartments were empty when I got it, but they were probably emptied just before. Now they're filled with various personal "treasures" -- plus some actual sewing supplies!
There's such a charm to having beautiful, historical, and practical antiques in your home. Your great-grandmother would probably have been happy to know that those tea cups are still in use today.
I really enjoyed this piece! I usually struggle with following longer audios but your narration held my full attention throughout!
I like the concept of ''moonmind'', it gives a lot of wonder to the world we all seem to remember but struggle to return to.
This also fueled me with so much inspiration to seeking out physical media!
Thank you for writing this James!
Really glad it resonated with you, Rasmus, and thanks for listening! I've mentioned in previous places that audio is new to me and I still feel very much new to it, but I give it a go in the hopes it makes the posts more grounded.
I love the style you employed in this piece. In so many ways, I really relate to it. "Moonmind" is a great term.
Thanks a ton, MJ, and thanks for reading. One of the things I'm cottoning on to is that it's better for me to be only so literal. I think most of us have some kind of a threshold. (And definitely there comes time when everyone needs to take a break from it here and there.)
Really enjoyed this James!
So glad you did, thanks for reading and sharing!