Tag Archives: perception

What is an Artist?

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Elisa

I read the following article while I was pondering the Freshly Pressed blog On Being Discontinued January/February 2015 The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur “Hard-working artisan, solitary genius, credentialed professional—the image of the artist has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged artists, Creative Entrepreneur, creativity, definitions, discontinued, elisa, Elisa's Spot, elisabeth connelley, freshly pressed, illusion, labels, Noticing Nature, Obsolescence, perception, status, value, William Deresiewicz | 1 Comment

An Interesting Take (or Refusal) on Gratitude

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Elisa

and I was just considering how I used to notice things how part of my route to being sober and learning to pay attention to myself and where I was involved daily running gratitude in a permanent and in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accepting, delusion, elisa, Elisa's Spot, elisabeth connelley, expressing, feeling, gratitude, Hermit's Thatch, Meng-hu, Noticing Nature, perception, place, reality, reframing, refusal, status, thankfulness | 4 Comments

This Speaks to Me

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Elisa

“PEACOCK Resurrection and Watchfulness The Peacock has many legends surrounding its beautiful plumage. Greek mythology tells of Hera giving the peacock its many “eyes” while Chinese mythos says that the blending of the five colors of its feathers is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asperger's syndrome, autism, color, decorating, eating, elisa, Elisa's Spot, elisabeth connelley, feng shui, grounding, hunger, lamps, lighting, Noticing Nature, organizing, peacock, perception, placement, power animal, sensory processing disorder, taste | 8 Comments

One Day Peace and Another A Clinging to Stability

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Elisa

What does this water teach? What do I take in? Discard? Where do I go? Does what gets washed off stay around beside me? What is burden? What is life? With what perspective do I view living? How many times … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged action, choice, clinging, defects of character, elisa, Elisa's Spot, elisabeth connelley, frozen, life, living, meaning, Noticing Nature, one day, peace, perception, perspective, purpose, river, snow, stability, Stony Brook Revisited, time, trials, water | 1 Comment

Fox Sleep

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Elisa

I was poking about, adding and removing things from my front stoop listings on Elisa’s Spot, and luxuriating in the choosing of items. I really think that I should love to hear more from the blog author of Such Stuff, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged action, benediction, discernment, elisa, Elisa's Spot, elisabeth connelley, Fox Sleep, learning, memory, Noticing Nature, peace, perception, poem, poetry, reaction, Robert Schuller, Such Stuff, W.S. Merwin | 5 Comments

Uncharted Journey in Blue

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Elisa

I was reading a post that Kathy wrote today. To, me, her post had me thinking ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, new words for old ‘argument’, free will v.s. destiny. Why must we believe that we control everything? Who places the doors in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, blue, blue door, choice, destiny, elisa, Elisa's Spot, free will, journey, Kathy Drue, knowledge, Noticing Nature, path, perception, photographic art, photography, Purple Shoe Photography, time, Uncharted Journey in Blue | 5 Comments

Hearing Things

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Elisa

I’m still reading The Art of Seeing Things. I am not reading it, at my normal reading pace. I like it very much. I want to swim in it, twirl in it, let it wash over my mind and see … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ability, auditory processing, being, hearing, nature, observation, perception, sensory processing, sound, The Art of Seeing Things | 2 Comments