I am inspired by this approach to the landscape because it invites chaos to speak, gives it a little room for movement and expression, rather than trying to ban it altogether. Chaos is an essential component of creativity and yet we try to tie it down and make it behave, as though it were a rogue element in need of reform.
I think we need chaos, difficult as it is to have in our lives. Change is often the challenge because it alters the status quo, removing mental and emotional security--or, at least, perceived security--leaving us facing the abyss of an unknown. But I believe chaos has a special beauty, one that needs to be welcomed into our lives, worked with, rather than against.
I think we need chaos, difficult as it is to have in our lives. Change is often the challenge because it alters the status quo, removing mental and emotional security--or, at least, perceived security--leaving us facing the abyss of an unknown. But I believe chaos has a special beauty, one that needs to be welcomed into our lives, worked with, rather than against.
Chaos strikes me as a fertile ground from which new and interesting possibilities germinate. This is why I see it as essential to the creative process. It aids in unseating us from old assumptions, views and beliefs that are contributing to stagnation in our lives.
Life is dynamic, in perpetual movement and I think the trick is to learn how to move with it, to improvise, to dance. I love the art of dance, particularly Argentine Tango. There is substance and structure to the dance, particularly when you are first learning it, but as with many arts, the more practiced you become the more you are able to transcend the rules and engage in a more free and improvisational way.
This requires absolute presence in the moment and is a thing of beauty both to participate in and to behold. I think we need this kind of flexibility in the way we move through our lives, in the way we think about and process our experiences. We need to be open and receptive, present and aware--focused, but not rigidly obsessed.
Life is dynamic, in perpetual movement and I think the trick is to learn how to move with it, to improvise, to dance. I love the art of dance, particularly Argentine Tango. There is substance and structure to the dance, particularly when you are first learning it, but as with many arts, the more practiced you become the more you are able to transcend the rules and engage in a more free and improvisational way.
This requires absolute presence in the moment and is a thing of beauty both to participate in and to behold. I think we need this kind of flexibility in the way we move through our lives, in the way we think about and process our experiences. We need to be open and receptive, present and aware--focused, but not rigidly obsessed.
Not to be schlocky, but we really do need to dance like no one's watching. Life is precious and tenuous, it begins and it ends. The time for living is now and I believe that chaos is an integral part of both life's beauty and nature--an element deserving of our appreciation and respect.
