Quote of the Day – October 30 2012

“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.”
― Vincent van Gogh

 

“What are you staring at?”
I used to hear that question all the time and seldom had a good answer. I’d stare at cars and bushes, at women, at men, at a flower or an eye of a beautiful shade that caught my eye. Sometimes i feel my sense of aesthetics may be somewhat strange but I love to look at that which strikes me as beautiful and if I don’t see several of those in a moment than perhaps I am not trying. It may be a truly picturesque form of ADHD :).
“What are you staring at?”
Still as I said before, I tend to stare, not because I want the object of my gaze but because I wish to admire it, to grock it (yes I’ve been using that word a lot lately but it truly does seem to fit its definition more than most words therefore I’ll stick with it) in its fullness until i can feel connection. It may not be what others find beautiful. Who wants to be limited to that? But it is because I am struck by it.
The longer we look at things, truly look as opposed to playing the memory tapes that we all too often do, the more we can truly see it, appreciate it and find within ourselves that part that resonates with whatever we look at. Thus as we give it meaning, it returns the favour.
Blessings, G

 

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Tarot Trump XVII – The Star by G A Rosenberg

 

Reach Out From the Inside

10 thoughts on “Quote of the Day – October 30 2012”

  1. Namaste G,
    I don’t think that you’re staring … I think that it’s ‘gazing’ with your heart as you reach out to touch the essence of the subject.
    Wishing you and yours, a week filled with precious moments and joy.
    Agnes

  2. I’m a “starer”, too, although over time I’ve learnt to not let other people know I’m watching/admiring/interested in them because I don’t want to make them uncomfortable. At least I don’t have to worry about blades of grass or other details being upset by the attention. The people seeing me stare…well, they think I’m a little odd, I suppose.

    They’re missing out.

  3. Van Gogh also said: ” People say I paint too quickly but I say it is they who have looked too quickly”. XVll is a beautiful translation of The Star…

    1. Thank you so much.. I guess no matter how much I dream of a deck in uniform style, each picture continues to come out according to how i connect with it 🙂 Perhaps the next deck I do

      Thanks as always for your kind words

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