"a book and a bookmark"

for cycles of returns*

 a path and a practice...

~peace
-db 

in the scheme of things, this has its place~

i haven't practiced zazen in some years, tbh.  but i'm inspired to take up the practice again, moving forward.  i was able to retrieve my cushions, and my interval timer device was still with them, too, that i use:

 had this zafu and zabuton for like, ever, hehe.  I've refilled the zafu with fresh buckwheat hulls maybe 2-3 times over the years.  what times, in the spaces of 'nothing,' eh.

this is the timer i've used for the zazen sessions

maybe not 'best practice' but i think i had been using it to alert me at 25 mins to let me know the session was almost over, and then 5 mins later to know i had completed a 30 minute session.

of course, i won't be jumping back into 30 minute sessions, just like that.  not so easy, such a practice.  maybe try for 10 minute sessions, and see if I can manage that.

i think i'll set this as an intended goal to work on, over the next 2-3 days.

yay inspiration.  tho i should be ashamed i've neglected this for so long.  my teacher would not be pleased  :x

~peace
-db 

well, morning + sick == ""

i dunno, i wanted to finish a piece, but i'm usually not happy with my work, but i feel obligated to share:

is what it is today, i guess

 it doesn't do her justice, so now i gotta make it up to her*

~peace
-db 

what are notebooks good for, you ask ?

sanity, i dare-say;

crazy times, call for the bigger notebooks  :x

 

one of the current pages of this traveler's notebook

they are slow going, in my use cases, but they are good for progress and sanity, i think

in this type of 'posting' case, its a way to get a little bit onto same page, via sharing.

hope this may shed light on things, or help or something 

~peace
-db

[EDIT:]
i'd like to elaborate on my written type stuff like this, that i have and do sometimes share;  there are different levels of my written stuff, like different depths i guess, if you would.  i have stuff i wouldn't and haven't shared in this blog type way.  stuff i haven't properly considered how i'd like to handle if/after i pass...

anyway, re: the notebook content in this post.  these types of notebooks are almost like 'advice i'm spewing out' to help me along.  ya know 'any little bit helps'.

and i've always thought to myself about these posts, that if the advice is good enough for me to give myself, it couldn't be bad advice, and so sharing it maybe something may be picked up and help someone at some point.

so that's like how i deal with and handle sharing this type of notebook content.

thx for checking back  :D 

ink on paper is kewl~

had the idea for a 'low key week' this week.  reading fit in with such plans, and i finished the book i'd been reading last night:

a re-read from childhood

i think i've settled on the next book i'll start now:

was a gift from a friend

 anyway, maybe resume arts again soon, aye ?

~peace
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well its art and its new

 kinda tricky this one.  maybe i gotta warm up again (?)

~peace
-db 

what if i just showed ya my hand ?

 

these past pieces came about as i was duped by a fake model/ person online.  but i suppose they have been shared thus/wise now.

what to do now?  continue/ new art?  hmmm...

anyway, ~peace for now
-db 

i survived work tonight. so u get another post*

"as you were"

~peace
-db 

alright, i suppose we're heading in 'some' direction, so~

 

maybe revisit some art ?

if i can find the right mindset here...  well, there's still art within and a blog here...

"just sayin"

~peace
-db 

feeling nostalgic for wacom adventures~

it's a wacom intuos4 medium tablet i got new back in 2011.  seems like that was probably around the time i was new in the blogging path.

oh, what times.  this is just fantastic tho.  add in linux and krita, these days.  oh lemme stop.  maybe i'll find some inspiration here, ahead  :x.

~peace
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"chasing the moon" hehe

i've been noticing the moon since it was recently full and captured my notice.  and thus, i've been meaning to bring my "moon" watches back into rotation, of which i have three.  2 needed new batteries, so i changed those today, and i'm starting with the analog seiko today, which has me in a good mood.  here's a picture of the three:

 not sure if i'll keep the last watch in rotation, that i've been wearing for good while now, but this is what that one is:

 

watches are kewl, and i don't know if i'll ever get another one.  so i'm just working with what i got these days*

~peace
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downshifting*

easing into a more peaceful mode...

life isn't meant for the path i've been on...

wrong direction...

i need to correct course, and better the heading...

here's an item in the spirit of today's theme:

at some point, i had to have this*

 maybe i should edc this for awhile~

~peace
-db 

[EDIT]
path is a WIP i think, but i am going to take this compass as EDC for now*